Help indentify an old made in england jack

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I just recently picked up an old jack that my dad and grandpa used for many years. It was actually purchased with an old car lot that my great-grandpa bought some time in the 60's. Unfortunately, my grandpa has left it outside in the weather for the last few years and it's a little rusty. I started spraying it down today with Kroil oil in hope to be able to tear it down easier. I have also been trying to find information on it and cant find any. It was made in England for Watervliet tool co. I cant for sure make out the first letter on the cover, although it looks like an "F". It says (F?)ORTON but I can't find anything using any letters for the first. Was really surprised when I found the "Made in England" on the hydraulic unit. Well, enough rambling! Here's some pics

Thanks
Trey

 

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Oh, and the tins are off in the pics, and my grandpa drug the wheels off of it, as u can see in the pics. Looks like I'll have to grind the welds to remove the rear wheels. It may be fun to find some to replace them. And on to more pics.....

 

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a few more, including one showing the welded on rear wheels

 

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Here's one of the tin that says (F?)ORTON

 

[Neohio]

Could be a "Duff Norton"
I do seem to remember the name, but can't help with identifying it.

 

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Maybe it says "NORTON". Norton tools is in Watervliet NY but I can't find any info on Norton jacks. Oh, and the jack was original orange, before all of the rust! lol

Thanks
Trey

 

[Charles (in GA)]

The large wheels you could save by welding them back up and turning them in a lathe, and doing a little grinding. The small casters look too far gone. Was he dragging it behind a car? It takes alot of grind off that much.

Charles

 

[georgiadave]

Look on the web for wheels. There are many suppliers

 

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The large wheels you could save by welding them back up and turning them in a lathe, and doing a little grinding. The small casters look too far gone. Was he dragging it behind a car? It takes alot of grind off that much.

Charles

LOL at dragging it behind a car! They used daily for years on a rough concrete floor. Once the wheels stopped rolling, my grandpa kept dragging it around. They probably drug it 10 or 15 years. Why he didn't oil them, I don't know. I remember dragging it around. I was 9 or so years old, and it was all i could do to pull it around. 26 years later, and it hasn't gotten any lighter! lol

 

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Look on the web for wheels. There are many suppliers

Thanks, I'll have to look around. I haven't tried to find any parts for it yet. I've been spraying it down with penetrating oil, so that I can get is dissassembled and cleaned up. My grandpa said that it still worked when he drug it outside. I'm worried that if it needs to be rebuilt, that it will be difficult since it was made in England. Hopefully the nuts and bolts aren't a ******* size.

Thanks
Trey