ye ▁( 1 7 9 7 – 1 8 6 3 ) ▁and ▁his ▁father ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁Fen ner ▁company ▁when ▁William ▁Fen ner ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 0 , ▁after ▁ 3 0 ▁years ▁in ▁partners hip ▁with ▁him . ▁Thomas ▁Bart on ▁( 1 8 1 9 – 1 9 0 3 ), ▁previously ▁app r entic ed ▁at ▁the ▁W ise ▁factory , ▁joined ▁the ▁N yes ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 6 , ▁and ▁worked ▁as ▁N ye ' s ▁designer ; ▁he ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁business ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁and ▁continued ▁there ▁until ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁In ▁Ton bridge ▁( near ▁to ▁Tun bridge ▁Well s ), ▁George ▁W ise ▁( 1 7 0 3 – 1 7 7 9 ) ▁is ▁known ▁to ▁have ▁had ▁a ▁business ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 6 . ▁It ▁continued ▁with ▁his ▁son ▁Thomas , ▁and ▁Thomas ' s ▁nep hew ▁George ▁( 1 7 7 9 – 1 8 6 9 ), ▁who ▁took ▁over ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 6 . ▁In ▁its ▁early ▁years ▁the ▁company ▁made ▁articles ▁such ▁as ▁work box es ▁and ▁tea ▁c add ies ▁with ▁prints ▁of ▁popular ▁views ; ▁later ▁items ▁had ▁pictures ▁created ▁from ▁m osa ics . ▁ ▁Their ▁work shop ▁in ▁Ton bridge , ▁W ise ' s ▁Tun bridge ▁W are ▁Man uf actory , ▁was ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁Big ▁Bridge ▁over ▁the ▁Med way ; ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁demol ished ▁in