T.W. Sherrin Pty Ltd was now established, and Tom employed a small band of tradesman to produce enough footballs to keep up with the strong demand. The design and manufacture of the new ball was so widely accepted that many years on, the National Football League of Australia, cited the size and shape of the Sherrin Football as the standard to be produced for our great game.

When Tom passed away in 1912, the business was left to Tom's nephew, John Sydney Sherrin who served his apprenticeship with the company as a teenager. Tom was very fond of young Syd, who not only was a fine craftsman but excelled in his own sporting prowess as a boxer.

Syd operated the business until he passed away in 1941 after being hit by a car and endured constant ill health, and died peacefully at his home in Hawthorn.

After the death of Syd Sherrin in 1941, the War Department instructed young Tom (Syd's Son) to carry on the family business, and discharged him from duties with the Air Force. Tom was a very likeable man. His knowledge on sport and his ability to converse with people at every level earnt him great respect in the community. Tom had a great association with the Collingwood Football Club and eventually became president between 1963 to 1974. The Collingwood FC recognized the magnificent services of the Sherrin family in 1976, when they named their new stand at Victoria Park, The Sherrin Stand.