In 1810 , Frenchman Philippe de Girard came to London .
In 1810 , Frenchman Philippe de Girard used British merchant Peter Durand as an agent to patent his own idea for a process for making tin cans .
In 1810 , Frenchman Philippe de Girard came to London and used British merchant Peter Durand as an agent to patent his own idea for a process for making tin cans .