Creeper Mat to Ease Repair Work.
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The Bruce patent creeper mat, which is designed to facilitate repair work beneath vehicles, is of all-metal construction, and it is light and strong. The frame carries ball-bearing castors and the base is padded. At one end there is an adjustable padded head-rest, whilst a braking device keeps the creeper in position while repairs are being carried out. The metal tool tray is attached. The manufacturer is Smith, Fletcher and Co., Ltd., 172, High Street, Edinburgh, and the inventor is Mr. A, Bruce, 62, Thistle Street, Edinburgh, who will be pleased to hear from wholesale concerns which may be interested in handling the device.
Attractive Dennis Publications.
Dennis Brothers, Ltd., Guildford, has issued two attractive catalogues one dealing with the Arrow six-cylinder chassis, which serves as a basis for coaches and single-deck buses, and the other with the Lance double-deck six cylinder low-frame chassis. Both publications are unusually well painted and the technical descriptive matter is put together in a clearly understandable form. The illustrations are of a high order and the detail views depict some of the outstanding features of each model. The company has also prepared folders dealiag with its Lancet fourcylinder passenger chassis for singledeck bodies and its 3a-ton chassis, which is supplied with normal or forward-control positions and in two lengths of wheelbase.
A Copper-content SteeL
The Consett Iron Co., Ltd., Consett, Co. Durham, has published a catalogue dealing with Bearco, a weather-resisting steel having a copper content, which has been found by experiment and practice to give most effective resistance to corrosion. The material is sold est a price that makes its general use possible in connection with tanks, rail and road wagons, etc. Encouraging Economy Amongst Drivers.
The transport committee of Rotherham Corporation recommends making the following grants to drivers who have operated trams or buses on a minimum consumption of current or petrol :—For the first, second and third best performances on the tramcars, £3, £2 and £1 respectively ; the first three on the trolley-buses, £5, £2 and £2; and £1 each for the first 12 on the buses.
Night Service in Bristol.
One of the oldest-established concerns in the motor trade in the West of England, Welch and Co., Ltd., The Redcliffe Garage, Bristol, informs us that it is putting into operation, as from January let next, a special late-night service for the repair and servicing of all types of commercial vehicle. The company's workshops and stores will be open, and it is anticipated that the new facilities will be of great benefit to users whose vehicles may suffer accident or breakdown in the area concerned.