1968 All the companies owned by the Jewitt family were merged into one, including:
- Thomas R. Ellin (Footprint Works)
- Alfred Ridge
- John Bull (Edge tool makers)
- C. H. Jenkinson (Cold chisel and bolster makers)
- Stockport Tool Co (Hand drill makers)
- Charles W. Bacon (Wooden handle turners).
The name was changed to Footprint Tools Limited, trading under the brand Footprint.
This was one of the largest family-owned, hand tool manufacturers in the UK.
Footprint Tools, owned by the Jewitt family since 1948 are currently in their fourth generation of family members to work there.
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Sources of Information
- [1] Footprint Tools