Louis Arnold Galvin began his career apprenticed to Arts & Crafts silversmith and designer Henry George Murphy.
Murphy’s death in 1939 coincided with the advent of WWII, during which Galvin was employed by Hawker building aircraft in Kingston Upon Thames. On the conclusion of the war Galvin recommenced his silversmithing career at Hatton Garden firm Edward Barnard & Co.
After ten years Galvin had sufficient expertise to establish his own business, also in Hatton Garden, where at his peak he employed ten people. They produced mostly domestic pieces for retailers such as Garrard’s and Mappin and Webb. During this period Galvin also taught at Camberwell College of Arts & Crafts.
