Thomas R. Ellin (Footprint Works) Ltd
Thomas Richardson Ellin (1861-1935) was the son of Thomas Skevington Ellin and Charlotte Richardson. His father was a partner in Thomas Ellin, but had retired by 1871. Thomas Jun. trained at the family firm and in 1886 began making novelty and picnic knives (Quality, January 1931). He soon switched to engineers’ tools, especially wrenches – though continued to sell cutlery, such as putty, hacking, and stripping knives. Apparently, he also marketed Bowies. ‘FOOTPRINT’ and ....
