Hi Gary,

>From Goodman's:
Thomas Ibbotson (& Co) was at Liverpool
122 Whitechapel in Liverpool 1841-1849, 
36 (38) Whitechapel 1859-1900
Edge-tool makers.

Thomas Ibbotson & Co was at Sheffield
Charles St. 1823
20 Paternoster Row 1825-1909
Edge-tool maker. 1825. Edge and joiners' tool maker 1828. Then added
dealer in cutlery 1833. In 1905 the firm was taken over by Wm. Marples & So 
ns,
but Marples continued to advertise tools with the Ibbotson name and tradema 
rk.

Ward, James (& Son)
27 Old Kent Rd.  London
Ironmongers  1885-1895  (that's it)

Cheers,
Jack in Endwell, NY

On 5/5/05, Gary Curtis  wrote:
> Who were Thom. Ibbotson, and someone named Ward, both makers of heavy
> mortising chisels. Probably 1930s vintage? Sheffield, England.
> 
> What is their standing in the hierarchy of toolmakers?

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