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1760s Alfred Ridge & Sons were established suppliers of wood boring tools to the Royal Navy. | 1760s Alfred Ridge & Sons were established suppliers of wood boring tools to the Royal Navy. | ||
1932 Alfred Ridge and Sons was bought by [[John James Jewitt|John J. Jewitt]]. | 1932 Alfred Ridge and Sons was bought by [[John James Jewitt|John J. Jewitt]].<ref>Footprint Tools website</ref> | ||
1936 The company was put into voluntary liquidation; W L Ridge was chairman<ref>The London Gazette 12 June 1936</ref | |||
WWII Supplied mine detectors for the D-Day landings. | WWII Supplied mine detectors for the D-Day landings. |
Revision as of 07:45, 28 May 2020

of 72 Wellington Street, Sheffield
1760s Alfred Ridge & Sons were established suppliers of wood boring tools to the Royal Navy.
1932 Alfred Ridge and Sons was bought by John J. Jewitt.[1]
1936 The company was put into voluntary liquidation; W L Ridge was chairman<ref>The London Gazette 12 June 1936</ref
WWII Supplied mine detectors for the D-Day landings.
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ Footprint Tools website
- [1] Footprint Tools