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    Heaton and Dugard

    I am reasearching the Heaton dynasty as part of my fact finding for a book on the Reuben Heaton tackle company. Do you have any family tree infor on Heatons?
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    Smith & Wall

    The firm of Smith and Wall manufactured fishing tackle, mainly reels, from about 1884 upto 1960. They were based at 27b Whitehead Road Aston, and the company was started by Messrs Humpfrey Wall and Albert Smith. Does anyone know any history of the company or have any catalogues or anyone who...
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    Reuben Heaton Ltd

    Whilst about the task of starting the book, I have a few surnames to chase. If anyone has a reelmaker in their histroy from the mid to late 1800's, especialy with the following surnames I would be most interested to hear from you. Albert Smith Humphrey Wall William Dingley John Coggins Robert...
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    Reuben Heaton Ltd

    I think these may be the same as some pictures I was given years ago, but not sure. I am not familiar with the name but I will contact her forthwith via the library. I will update you on my progress. Thanks again
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    Reuben Heaton Ltd

    Thanks for those, I will contrast this info with the references that I have to see if any of them improve the clarity of the goings on at this time. The most important time re my research of Reuben Heaton's history, is between 1857 when the company was supposedly founded and around 1880 when I...
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    Reuben Heaton Ltd

    Hello all. This is my very first post on the site and I hope it will be a fruitfull one. I have been researching the company Reuben Heaton since I aquired the business some 16yrs ago and would appreciate any information on the Heaton family and or the company from any time during its history as...
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