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A couple missing from your list: “Woden” - manufacturers of vices based in Wednesbury; taken over by “Record” (based I think in Sheffield) who made vices, clamps, & wrenches in the mid ‘50s.

From what I know “Abingdon” was the name of the forge that made King **** tools, although I can recall my late father (who worked in the industry up to the early ‘70s) refer to it as “Abingdon King ****”. Either way they are one and the same. The company closed in the late 80s/early 90s and the...

I've got a few "Snail Brand" spanners, all Whitworth sizes. Don't know who made them but they're all pretty old, I 'd guess 1950s/60s. Some have the name stamped on them, others a snail logo. The brand is now owned by Smith Francis Tools of Birmingham, UK. I don't recall having ever seen...

Whitworth (W) and British Standard Fine (BSF) use the same thread form, although BSF threads have a smaller pitch (ie greater TPI). Spanner sizes are denoted by the diameter of the thread. Whitworth threaded fasteners use a spanner size one size smaller than a BSF fastener of the same...

TD Williams were, I believe, based in the "Black Country" a formerly heavily industrialised area to the North West of Birmingham, UK. They had their own forge and latterly produced spanners branded as "Superslim". They also made some nice torque wrenches of which I have one, a 21st birthday...