In the 1960’s Messrs Jacobs, Young and Westbury of Haywards Heath produced around 15,000 school canes each year. In addition they held a contract to supply canes to the Inner London Education Authority up to, I think, the 1970’s. Their canes carried no makers stamp but their contract ones had the initials ILEA branded into the crook of the handle.
The other major London maker was John Gray and Co, an old established firm of walking stick makers who also produced school canes, many thousands each year. Other major suppliers were Cooper of Godalming, who supplied around 6,000 canes per year, and Wilson of Carlisle.