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Sons (Athletic Shoe) Ltd to the North of Bolton, opening as a sports shop. J. W. Foster & Sons continued until his death in 1976, at which time the company was absorbed by Reebok. The J.W. Foster
Tradition continues today as J W. Foster (Heritage) Ltd, with many items held on loan in the Reebok archive at the company's worldwide headquarters in
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Eighteen months after Joe and Jeff left J W Foster to set up their own company, Billy died at the age of 58. Jim carried on the business at Deane Road, until the ‘Olympic Works’ made way for the new Bolton
Technical College, which was later to become Bolton University. Jim moved J. W. Foster &
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for runners and athletes, producing most of the highly-regarded running shoes in the 1920s. J.W. Foster & Sons was absorbed by
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