Pliers - Thos Worrall of Cronton

[misterchris]

Hello, im new here and i hope ive posted this in the right place. My family were toolmakers in the 19th and 20th Century from Cronton in the UK which is a small village 10 miles from Liverpool. They made pliers and shipped them all over the world including the pliers that were used to lay and cut the Atlantic communication cable in 1858.

As hard as i look i am unable to find any tools made by my family and wonder if any other members have any to describe or indeed  any to sell. They will be stamped "Thos Worrall" for the later ones but i dont know what the stamping will be for earlier tools.

regards

Chris

[Branson]

Let's hope you find some!   Or at least some pictures of them!

[chris kelly]

Yes that would be fantastic .

[Papaw]

Welcome to Tool Talk! Perhaps one of our UK members has some info.

[1930]

Good luck and a nice story

[OilyRascal]

Welcome, and best of luck in your search.

[rusty]

Well, I found a neat old photo of the back of the Cronton post office, but no pliers ...so far ;P

There was also a person with a similar name (Thos D. ) making planes in lowell mass, about the same time.....

[chris kelly]

Yes I have that photo too Rusty - of the back of the house and garden. The Post Office was also the family business and the tool workshop was behind the buildiing. Tho Worral was the postmaster/Mayor and toolmaker in the village as well as other toolmakers in the area.