[quote="Harry H"]Nice job Pafpuff
Just done a bit of
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in the telephone directories and Tom Watson's have quite a history. The first entry is for 1937
22 Leenside until 1939
1940-1972 158 Canal Street
1973 the company name is changed to & sons and moves to 2 addresses
1973-1983 there is 198 Likestone rd & 1 Oak Street one was listed as retail and the other wholesale. So I assume this is when a third generation came into the business? The directories only go to 1984 and by then they are back to one address Carrington rd.
Now for the interesting part for your rod he added the & son in 1949 and in 1952 the phone number changed to 52771 so leaving a pretty narrow date for your rod.
Excellent detective work Harry, many thanks for that
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