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English Tools 1970 - 71
English Tools 1970 - 71
Photo: Stewart Parr
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Item #: 15440
Pictured outside the fork shop. L-R; Alan France, Alan Elsden, Tommy Howarth, Harold Todd, Alec Parr, Pea Jolly?
Front L-R; Alan Berry, Jimmy Edwards, Pea hatton,
In the door way; Lenny McGarty, Derek Tomlinson.

Comment by: sheryl b on 30th July 2010 at 06:28

OK I'll bite... english tools??? dunno what that means over there sorry. But in OZ? can someone please clue me in? thank you

Comment by: John Duffy on 30th July 2010 at 14:41

English Tools was the former name of the company that became Bulldog Tools situated at Darlington St/Manchester Rd, Wigan. These lads are pictured upon a heap of 8 prong moulds that would eventually be forged into an 8 prong fork.

Comment by: Sheryl B on 31st July 2010 at 05:29

oh OK! Thanks John, learn something every day! Cheers :)

Comment by: William Burgess on 9th August 2010 at 19:09

Now I know Im'e getting older. I started here in 1967 as a 15 year old. So then, I would have been an 18 year old stag. Remember most of them very well, great photo.

Comment by: pandycat on 30th August 2010 at 14:02

Great Pic, does nyone remember my owd Dad Tommy Catterall. Worked at Bulldogs for years.Gone now R.I.P

Comment by: Keith Todd on 21st January 2011 at 22:20

In the winter of the 70's when I didn't feel like going to school I would sneek into English Tools to watch my Uncle Harold working with Pea Hatton and the rest of these lad's working the rollers !!! It was nice and warm and they gave me the free glucose drink's that they used it was Great.

Comment by: Wendy Howarth on 21st March 2011 at 13:02

My dad looks so young I wasn't even born then .....great pic!

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