ALLIED MOTOR EXHIBITS AND SUPPLIES.
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Anglo-American Oil Co. (Stand': No. 357.
Pratt's " Perfection and the wellknown " Taxibus " spirits, which latter is so largely used for commercial vehicle work in this country, are, of course, the principal items of tho exhibit by the Anglo.American Oil Co. The well-known cans employed by this house are decoratively arranged on the stand, and a good range of oil cookers and heaters is in
eluded. It is here interesting to note the staging of several examples of the welded steel barrels—made by The Steel
Barrel Co., of Uxbridge, in which the Anglo-American Co.'s products are, under certain circumstances, transported. A special preparation, known as Roadoleum, which is intended for use as a combined road dresser and surface binder, should interest surveyors and other visitors.
W. and T. Awry, Ltd. (Stand No. 62.)
This well-known Birmingham house exhibits a comprehensive range of weighing equipment. Users of industrial motors of all kinds will be interested to inspect the special design of weighbridge which Avery's has constructed to take loads up to 15 tons, and specially to accommodate motor vehicles of all kinds and their loads. An " Acme " oil engine, an interesting example of small power plant, is also included by this exhibitor.
E. H. Bentall and Co., Ltd. (Stand No. 54.)
Amongst a host of exhibits of purely. agricultural machinery, this company shows a good range of stationary and portable petrol-engine power plants. The " Bentall " engine is of a simple vertical type, and appears to be constructed to withstand the rough usage of farm and estate work. To those visitors who are on the lookout for a simple form of power installation at moderate prices a visit to this stand will be of interest.
Blackstone and Co., Ltd. (Stand No. 95.1 An imposing range of standard stationary oil engines makes an excellent show on this large stand. The seven
machines on exhibition are examples of types from 5 h.p. to 37 h.p. Many visitors will he interested to notice the clever way in which this exhibitor has laid down underground shafting for the purpose of showing a number of special horsed swath turners in motion. Other interesting " Blackstone " productions which are here shown are several compactly-designed small oil engines and pumps.
Bristol Wagon and Carriage Works Co., Ltd. (Stand No. 51.) This company also has a large and representative exhibit of horse conveyances at stand No. 217. On stand No. 51, however, a, useful range of cheap and simple self-contained petrol-engine plants is shown; these units are known as the " Victoria." The Bristol Wagon and Carriage Works Co., Ltd., has an
acknowledged reputation for body building for industrial motor vehicles of all kinds, and this is a branch of its business which, it. is anticipated, will be still further extended in the near future.
British Petroleum Co., Ltd. (Stand No. 329)8/ the Consolidated Petro.
le um Co., Ltd. (Stand No. 350).
" Shell " spirit is shown on a combined stand, jointly on behalf of the above two companies, on account of the intimate commercial relationship of the two houses. Mr. A. H. Parker is, as usual, in charge of affairs for the companies at the show, and incidentally it may be mentioned that he is not at all pleased that he was unable, as on previous occasions, to secure stand No. 1 for his companies. A representative and decorative show is made with the standard packages that are used by the "Shell people," and the claims of other special fuels, such as " Crown Commercial " spirit, and " Swan Gas Plant " spirit are duly displayed. The various types of special barrels, cases and cans that are used by these companies are employed to help in the decoration of the stands.
J. W. Brooke and Co., Ltd. (Stand No. 57.)
Amongst the exhibits which are entered for the Society's "New Implement" competition for silver medals is a Brooke single-cylinder 10 h.p. paraffin engine. Ignition on this engine is by lamp only in the first, place; after the engine is well under way, the lamp is removed, and the charge is self-ignited. The charge is injected by means of a pump. This design is of very promising appearance, and is likely to meet with success at the hands of those who have use for paraffin-engine power plants of robust construction. Other examples on this stand are a combined vertical oil engine and pump ; a two-stroke vertical engine; ano a combined engine and dynamo.
Eagle Engineering Co. (Stand No. 20.) The small portable and stationary plants which are shown by these makers are certain to appeal to a large class of users, whom anything in the nature of complication is likely to scare. Entered for the Society's "New Implement" competition is a '3 b.h.p. horizontal petrol engine, which embodies a capital arrangement for cooling Purposes a self-contained tank with a large open aperture at the top entirely surrounds the cylinder, and the engine is thus kept cool by the addition of occasional buckets of fresh water ; no fan, radiator, or other cooling tackle is employed ; it is a very promising little engine. Other "Eagle" engines of various powers, both vertical and horizontal are staged, and a patented sprinkling device for water carts.
Electric and Ordnance Accessories Co., Ltd. (Stand No. 229.)
Timken roller bearings in great variety are shown on this stand; an interesting example of complete equipment by means of this speciality is staged in the form of a Wolseley car back axle, so cut, away as to expose the methods of housing the roller bearings throughout. The company's representative, Mr. F. Wood, informed us that considerable progress is being made with the embodiment of these specialities in the designs of standard commercial vehicles, and that the L.G.O. Co., for instance, is fitting up a considerable number of its bliSPS with " TimIrene." This interesting roller hearing is entered for the silver-medal competition.
Fairbanks, Morse and Co., Ltd. (Stand No. 42.) A number of useful little horizontal and vertical petrol engines for farm and other agricultural purposes is shown on this stand. Of special interest is the 2 h.p. type mounted on a trolley and known as the " Jack of all Trades "; it sells at £28 10s., complete with trolley.
Fastnut, Ltd. (Stand No. 74.) Occasionally it happens at exhibitions that this ubiquitous speciality is not housed in its own pavilion until just before the time of opening. At Norwich the fastness of the Fastnut was being exhibited by the stand erectors as early as Friday last. Those who have charge of this interesting little device are prepared to take almost-reckless odds that the fastness of the Fastnut is infallible.. Special wrenches, spanners and Fastnut and Setfast washers are also in evidence. No owner of agricultural machinery of any kind whatever can afford to neglect inspection of Fastuut dodges for keeping mechanism from falling to pieces.
Hayward-Tyler and Co., Ltd. (Stand No. 290.) This exhibitor makes a speciality of spraying apparatus, and an interesting example of this class of mechanism is the motor-driven set, which finds a place on Stand 'No. 290. A patented form of centrifugal pump is direct coupled to a 6 h.p. petrol motor, and the whole arraneement is conveniently mounted on a suitable travelling stand. This apparatus call also be employed as a small fire. pump. We illustrate it on page 366.
The Kirkstall Forge Co., Ltd. 'Stand No. 25.)
Axles for all classes of heavy vehicles, constructed on Butler's patent system, arc a noteworthy feature of this exhibitor's productions; examples are shown, amongst others, which are suitable for light motor lorries, and these are fitted up complete with artillery-pattern hubs and with Timken roller bearings. Crankshaft stampings in considerable variety are here also worthy of inspection, as also are the several exhibition examples of remarkable forgings.
R. A. Lister and Co., Ltd. (Stand No. 89.)
Electric-lighting sets and stationary vertical engines of small power occupy Stand No. 89. A careful inspection of a compactly-arranged lighting set, which embodies an ingenious enginestarting device, will repay visitors who are interested in this class of plant. A smallcapacity battery is SO connected that, when the lighting circuit is switched on, a solenoid shifts a resistance lever and controls a half-comprestion device on the engine. The current from the battery is thus enabled to start the engine from a small motor to which it is connected by belt. These engines are arranged to run on coal gas if desired,
The Palmer Tyre, Ltd. (Stand No. 21.) The well-known Palmer cord tire is exhibited for the first time at a R.A.S.E. show. It is safe to. say that, if the weather be fair, the most-crowded stand in the " Machinery in Motion " section will be No. 21. Weather permitting, the wonderful cord-wrapping machine, which has for several years proved such a draw at the big motor shows, will be seen in operation. The largest practicable pneumatic tire—similar to a set fitted to one of the King's ears—is shown amongst a great variety of other sizes. This giant amongst pneumatic tires is a steel-studded 965 nun. by 175 mm. non-skid.
Price's Patent Candle Co., Ltd. (Stand No. 364
As usual, this old-established company stages a representative exhibit of oils for every conceivable purpose. Chief interest will be centred in a new oil-testing apparatus, which is shown in motion; it is to he officially known, we are told, as the Belmont Friction Balance. This company claims that it. is supplying by far the largest number of exhibitors at the Norwich Show with lubricants for their machinery. Inquiries upon all kinds of lubrication problems will, we know from personal experience, receive oourteous and expert attention at Stand No. 36.
Tangyes, Ltd. (Stand No. 40.)
A fine range of pumps of all kinds, as well as of small steam -engines and of gas and 'oil engines is staged by Tangyes. Owners of commercial vehicles may here inspect a range of Tangy cc' well-known lifting jacks.
W. H. Wilcox and Co., Ltd. (Stand No. 155.) Everything in the way of stores for the user of machinery of all kinds is supplied by this well-known factor. It is useless to attempt to catalogue the great array of exhibits that finds a place on Stand No, 155, but we may draw our readers' attention, in particular, to the new type of high-pressure Penberthy automatic injector, of which a large number is already in use, to the range of Willcox's universally-used semirotary and other hand pumps, to the slide-valve planer and to the examples of improved Balata belting, and to the patent. wire-bound hose.