The Purchase Department.
Page 26
If you've noticed an error in this article please click here to report it so we can fix it.
N'\VM,M21.iZSM
Where to I3uy your Supplies.
A Waste-preventer Funnel.
In a well-organized and supervised garage the loss of petrol owing to wastage when filling the tanks is maintained at the minimum. It is sometimes the case, however, that, when taking in fuel during the day's work, possibly many miles from the home garage, a driver or a garage assistant is not so careful to prevent fuel wastage as he might possibly be. It is a good investment for owners to supply each vehicle with a well-designed funnel to prevent the wastage of petrol.
Brown Bros., Ltd., Great Eastern Street, informs us that it has recently marketed a new type of funnel which can be filled right up to the brim with petrol without splashing taking place. This appliance is fitted with a strainer, and has a capacity of about two quarts.
Dashboard Fittings.
Some few years ago there was a tendency pa the part of the manufacturer to clear the dashboard of his vehicles from all unnecessary impedimenta. This vogue lasted for a considerable time, and users were perforce obliged to submit to some little inconvenience for the sake of apparent simplicity.
With the improvement in recent years in chassis design generally, however, manufacturers are again realizing that certain appliances are more conveniently placed on the dashboard than in any other position. This is not a plea in favour of the encumbered and crowded board. If auxiliary fittings are to be used however, it is foolish policy on the part of a„ manufacturer not to employ accessories which are as perfect as knowledge and first-class workshop equipment can make them.
The owner of a pleasure ear, of course, often insists on the flower vase, clock, mirror, canteen, stationery case, and so Forth, being fitted. The user of a commercial motor, however, has seldom the money or the inclination to indulge in such or similar expensive luxuries. He does require, however, pumps, lubricators, recorders, etc., and while writing on this subject we may mention that G. Davenport and Co., Ltd., Clerkenwell Road, London, E.G., has just issued a new catalogue dealing with these fittings.
For the Pareelcar Engine.
An enterprising tradesman will always be at some little pains to ensure that his delivery vans present a finished appearance when on the roads. The chief advantages of motor delivery are the neatness and advertising value of the machine, together with the high-speed delivery which its use gives.
There are parcercars of which the engines, in order to secure the maximum amount of cooling effect, are placed in a prominent position in the frame of the chassis. In bad weather, rain and mud accumulate on the cylinder, and if this be not cleaned off with the greatest of care and almost immediately, they quickly lead to the rusty, neglected appearance which depreciates the appearance of a motor vehicle to such a great extent.
When the cylinder of a parcelcar reaches this state, it is necessary to paint the outside of the casting with some suitable paint which will withstand the effect of
the high temperature generated. Such a substance is handled by Hunts, Ltd., 117, Long Acre, W.C. It is claimed by the maker that this paint assists in cooling the engine, prevents overheating, and produces a smooth, dead-black surface. It is unaffected by heat or water, and is put up in conveniently-sized tins, which can be obtained from most of the leading motor agents and dealers.
The Shipping of Motorvans.
A large business is now being conducted in the shipping of motor vehicles of all descriptions to Overseas countries. It will readiiy be understood that the preliminaries eseential to business of this nature are not easily to be grasped without knowledge of the many conditions which vary from time to time in all countries. The question of tariffs, taxes, and so on differs to such an extent, that it is impossible, unlese a special department be organized for the purpose, for a motor company satisfactorily to superintend the trans-shipment of its own differently sized and weighed productions. We append an illustration herewith of motor chassis on their way to the St. Petersburg Exhibition, being shipped at the London Docks. Robert Park and Co., Ltd., is responsible for this work. At first sight it may appear to be a simple matter to place a chassis inside a packing case for transport abroad. We can assure our readers that this is not so. The most careful attention is required, in order to insure that the heavy machinery cannot move during the course of transit. When being lowered into the hold of a steamer, it is often the case that the package has to be tilted to an extreme angle, in order that it may safely be lowered. On occasion also, owing to the exigencies of space, the case has to be up-ended before being settled for a long voyage. Careless handling on the part of stevedores either at home or abroad may be the cause of serious damage, and the ease in which a chassis is packed must be of such strength and construction as to prevent its being backed to pieces when cargo is being worked in the docks, a not unknown contretemps in this class of business,