In 1791, Archibald Kenrick set himself up as a Ironfounder in West Bromwich, England. He first made Belt Buckles and soon turned to Cast Iron. To cast iron you need cooling - water. So, Archibald set-up on one acre of land by a canal leased for 10 guineas a year. The company is still in business today at that very spot, but three acres. In the late 1800's, Kenrick was at its best. No museum in the world exhibiting the industrial revolution is not without an example of Kenrick domestic metalware.

Kenrick's Scottish Highlander Doorstop is in the National Museums Scotland.
To View this doorstop in that museum Click Here

They published catalogs in the 1870's with the most famous being "The Kenrick Catalog of 1876" . In that catalog, they had a wide variety of sketches including 62 different door porters.
View 1 shows the catalog
View 2 shows their Coat of Arms
View 3 shows a catalog page

Door Porters Commonly Known
SCOTISH HIGHLANDER
See Sketch 5

PUNCH
See Sketch 4

SCOTTISH GUARD

FOX HUNT

All are shown on this website