The North End area of Commercial and Fulton Street was marked by its close proximity to the water. Situated only two blocks from the Commercial Wharf and Boston Harbor influenced the development of businesses in the area. This industrial hub included businesses specializing in furniture finishing, ship chandlery, and sailmaking (to name just a few). Located on 54 Fulton Street, Fuller & Dana acted as agents for the sale of Naylor & Company's cast steel products. Founded in Sheffield, England, Naylor and Co.'s steel manufactory rose to prominence in the mid to late 19th century. Among iron and steel, the company became best known for their production of cast steel bells. In fact, nearly a quarter of their bell production was shipped to North America, a majority of which supplied the US directly! Due to this demand, the company eventually bought two iron smelters in Rutland County, Vermont, in 1881. Unfortunately, the demand for cast steel bells rose just as fast as it fell, and by 1885 the production of bells by Naylor had come to an end. Naylor & Company continued to supply iron and steel, however, they never regained quite the success that they had achieved while supplying cast steel bells.