Elliot Lucas Ltd Ball & Claw Farrier Pincers Nippers

This Cannock (Birmingham) firm was established by T.L. Elliott & Co.  By 1971, they were responsible for making 40 percent of the pliers, pincers and nippers in the U.K.  They were acquired by James Neill Holdings, which is now a part of Spear & Jackson Ltd. where Elliott-Lucas is still used as a brand of pliers.

Elliott-Lucas had a subsidiary called Elvicta Cabinet and Tool in Crickhowell, southwest of Birmingham, where wooden parts for various cabinet-making tools were made.  Visit Crickhowell's Industrial Heritage to read an account of what it was like to work there in the 1950's. More info at http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2014/05/gripping-tales-elliott-lucas-ltd.html