Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,253 pages of information and 244,496 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Spearwell Tools

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Spearwell Tools Ltd

1967 Company formed to merge the gardening and agricultural interests of Spear and Jackson and Eva Industries[1]

Company consisted of the following amalgamated firms - Brades and Nash Tyzack Industries Ltd., Edward Elwell Ltd., Edward and William Lucas Ltd., Isaac Nash and Sons Ltd., C. T. Skelton and Co Ltd., Spear and Jackson Ltd., Thomas Staniforth and Co Ltd.

1970 After a period of losses by Spearwell, and several factory closures, Spear and Jackson acquired Eva's interest in Spearwell Tools[2]

1972 Merged with Spear and Jackson's hand tool division as Spear and Jackson (Tools)[3]

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Sources of Information

  1. The Times, Jun 17, 1967
  2. The Times, Nov 13, 1969
  3. The Times, Jan 13, 1972
  • [1] National Archives