▁the ▁Wor ship ful ▁Company ▁of ▁G olds m ith s ▁in ▁London ▁but ▁royal ▁ass ent ▁was ▁given ▁for ▁ass ay ▁offices ▁in ▁both ▁B irmingham ▁and ▁She ff ield ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁day . ▁Event ually ▁this ▁filtered ▁out ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁poor ▁work mans hip ▁of ▁silver ▁and ▁j ew ell ery ▁in ▁B irmingham , ▁keeping ▁mainly ▁the ▁higher - quality ▁j ew ell ery ▁produced , ▁which ▁ultimately ▁enabled ▁the ▁town ▁to ▁become ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁silver ▁manufact uring ▁cent res ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁thought ▁by ▁some , ▁including ▁historian ▁Carl ▁Ch inn , ▁that ▁around ▁this ▁time ▁Matthew ▁B oul ton ▁fav oured ▁" B irmingham " ▁over ▁" B rum mag em " ▁to ▁avoid ▁negative ▁con not ations . ▁▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁B irmingham ▁had ▁become ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁players ▁in ▁the ▁Indust rial ▁Revolution . ▁ ▁Matthew ▁B oul ton ▁had ▁taken ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁British ▁trade ▁miss ions ▁to ▁China ▁and ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁advanced , ▁diverse ▁and ▁product ive ▁manufact uring ▁cent res ▁in ▁the ▁modern ▁world . ▁B irmingham ▁was ▁sometimes ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁" to y shop ▁of ▁Europe ", ▁" work shop ▁of ▁the ▁world ", ▁or ▁" city ▁of ▁a ▁thousand ▁tr ades ". ▁The ▁B irmingham ▁pen ▁trade ▁prosper ed ▁and ▁areas ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Gun ▁Qu arter ▁and ▁Jew