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Forum: Lost Friends / Family 27-03-2018, 14:22
Replies: 44
Views: 4,308
Posted By jas
Re: Howard & Bullough Toolroom 1940-1946

Good to hear
Forum: Lost Friends / Family 26-03-2018, 20:03
Replies: 44
Views: 4,308
Posted By jas
Re: Howard & Bullough Toolroom 1940-1946

Got to be the same John Watterson. He is about the same age as me. He came into the drawing office from the Tool Room and I think he was doing his T2 or T3 up Sandy Lane. We had some good laughs.
Forum: Lost Friends / Family 12-05-2014, 11:13
Replies: 44
Views: 4,308
Posted By jas
Re: Howard & Bullough Toolroom 1940-1946

Hello Ken, I left Platts in July 1970 and came to Canada. Living in Cambridge now. A few names from Tool Design, Ken Hindle, Bill Ruane, John Watterson, Mick Grimshaw. A good bunch.
Forum: Lost Friends / Family 30-11-2012, 19:21
Replies: 44
Views: 4,308
Posted By jas
Re: Howard & Bullough Toolroom 1940-1946

He was a gent. I can see his face now talking to him in the office, he used to catch the morning bus to work and used to talk to my then girlfriend who worked at Highams.
Forum: Lost Friends / Family 17-08-2012, 11:49
Replies: 44
Views: 4,308
Posted By jas
Re: Howard & Bullough Toolroom 1940-1946

The suit length. I can't remember if I did. I bought a couple of chrome plated horns off him and put them on the Bedford.
Forum: Lost Friends / Family 27-06-2012, 14:14
Replies: 44
Views: 4,308
Posted By jas
Re: Howard & Bullough Toolroom 1940-1946

I remember John Elwood, he lived up Fern Gore I think or around there. I first met mim when I was an apprentice in the tool drawing office. I took 10:1 layouts of tools down for grinding on the...
Forum: Lost Friends / Family 26-06-2012, 19:18
Replies: 44
Views: 4,308
Posted By jas
Re: Howard & Bullough Toolroom 1940-1946

Ivor Gears, I remember you. I'm Jim Ashworth, I worked with Ken Hindle, Bill Ruane Alan Braithwaite, Norman Butterworth, Alan Briggs etc. wasn't it you who broke your ankle in a football match we had...
Forum: Questions and Answers 05-02-2005, 22:52
Replies: 29
Views: 1,564
Posted By jas
Re: accy'sinCanada

Cambridge Ont is where I am. Jas
Forum: Questions and Answers 05-02-2005, 22:50
Replies: 2
Views: 418
Posted By jas
Re: Accrington Stanley

Thanks Simon for the ifo
Forum: Questions and Answers 04-02-2005, 23:40
Replies: 29
Views: 1,564
Posted By jas
Re: accy'sinCanada

hi from Cambridge, Ont. came over in 1970.

Jas
Forum: Questions and Answers 04-02-2005, 23:19
Replies: 2
Views: 418
Posted By jas
Accrington Stanley

I was wearing my Stanley Shirt at work and someone asked where the name "Stanley" originated. Anybody know?
Forum: Feedback, Suggestions and help! 25-01-2005, 23:26
Replies: 2
Views: 313
Posted By jas
Membership and ackers?

I don't understand the membership levels or Ackers. Can anyone offer an answer?
Forum: Introduce Yourself 22-01-2005, 23:24
Replies: 21
Views: 801
Posted By jas
Re: Hello from Mexico!

Did you work at Dobson and Barlow's?

Jas.
Forum: Introduce Yourself 22-01-2005, 23:21
Replies: 14
jas
Views: 369
Posted By jas
jas

Hi, from the frozen north. That's north of the 49th parallel in Cambridge, Ontario. I left Accrington in 1970 after being born in Stonefold, going to HGS, apprenticing at Howard and Bullough's and...
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