C.T. Skelton and Co. of Sheafbank (or Sheaf Bank) Works, Sheffield, Yorkshire
1855 Company founded.
1902 Private Limited Company.
1914 Employees 400.
1961 Manufacturers of shovels, forks, picks, engineers and garden tools. 250 employees.
1962 Brades and Nash Tyzack Industries merged with C.T. Skelton and Co. of Sheffield to form Brades, Skelton and Tyzack, making garden, contractors and some agricultural tools.
1967 Became part of Spearwell Tools
Today, Sheaf Bank Works houses a variety of businesses, and you can see photos of the building exterior and interior on Google Streetview - Sheaf Bank Business Park. If the map appears, click on Photos.
The House of Skelton: A Spade in the Making, 1955 centenary book (scanned)
More information about 2012 photo
Photo of Charles T. Skelton
Story of the 1921 Sheaf Bank Works fire
Detailed thread with history and stories on Sheffield Forum
Brades Skelton Tyzack 1963 Home Trade Illustrated Price List (scanned catalogue)
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| Sheaf Bank Works in 2012 |
More information about 2012 photo
Photo of Charles T. Skelton
Story of the 1921 Sheaf Bank Works fire
Detailed thread with history and stories on Sheffield Forum
Brades Skelton Tyzack 1963 Home Trade Illustrated Price List (scanned catalogue)
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| CT Skelton plasterers' trowel |
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| CT Skelton brick hammer |
Do you have any information about axes they produced?
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry I do not.
DeleteHi Mark
DeleteI have a long nosed trowel from CT Skelton & Co. It is used regularly and one of my favourite garden tools
Best wishes
Paul Wershof
I have a long nose trowel made by c t skelton and it's used regularly - one of my favourite garden tools
ReplyDeleteI'm in Sydney and have an old chisel which I brought with me from South Africa. I think I bought in Cape Town about 40 years ago and have used it from time to time since without sharpening. The other day I managed to chip the blade and was going to throw it out. I noticed the blade has "CT Skelton #Ltd Sheffield" on it, and on the other face Warranted Cast#Steel" My first cross-hatch is for what may be a crest, and the second for some sort of symbol. It has a reinforcing band at the hammer end, wooden handle with two decorative double rings, and a rather short blade. If anyone is interested, I can send a picture. I didn't think they made chisels.
ReplyDeleteI have a British Army, General Service Shovel, dated 1943, and clearly marked as CT Skelton & Co., Sheffield. The are the full-size, t-handle shovels.
ReplyDeletehi there, I have a sword which reads - manufactured by Pillin London for Skelton & co Adelaide -- Adelaide Australia ??
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Paul
A Skelton Shovel Works started in Dunkirk, NY sometime prior to 1924. In 1949 it was purchased by a hoe and axe maker, still in business after several changes of ownership and name. The Dunkirk plant is long closed. It would be interesting to know if there was some connection, either formal (an American subsidiary) or family trade.
ReplyDeleteI have my fathers spade Dated 1942 stamped on handle M of W (guess ministry of works) Think he worked as a Warden in his downtime form being a metal worker making aircraft parts during the WW2.
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