Interesting Show Results for Garner's.
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Talking with Mr. Henry Garner at the Show, he told us that all the expectations of himself and his brother, Mr. Parker Garner, have been exceeded and that they must, on their return to Birmingham, at once set to work to enlarge the factory (for which, by the way, every provision had already been made). The volume of new business gained at the Show has been more than gratifying and repeat orders have been unusually large. The export business again has made a substantial advance, many new agencies having been arranged. Mr. Garner tells us that he has now disPosed of the whole of his interest in Henry Garner, Ltd., of Birmingham—agents for and dealers in private cars—and that he is now concentrating upon Garner Motors, Ltd., the attention of which is solely devoted to the commercial vehicle.
A New Portable Tool-driving Outfit.
A useful device has recently been introduced to commercial users by Herbert Terry and Sons, Ltd., • of Redditch. This comprises a light, portable tool-operating unit which is suitable for hand or power application. It is equipped with a flexible driving shaft, thus enabling work to be carried out with drills and other small tools in positions which would otherwise be practically inaccessible, the apparatus working smoothly at almost any angle. It is stated that speeds varying from 900 r.p.m. to 1,300 r.p.tn. can be obtained with the hand-driven unit, according to the rate at which the handle is turned. If supplied for manual application the Terry outfit includes a chuck to take drills up to I in_ in size, a grinding spindle, a small grinding wheel, a tapered and a ballshaped wire brush and, a polishing bob.
A Tilling-Stevens Publication.
Tilling-Stevens Motors, Ltd., of Maidstone, has just issued a new and well-produced catalogue which deals with its Express passenger chassis and the various types of chassis which the company manufftetures ' for goods carrying. Apart from •the abridged specifications which are usually to be found in such publications, certain important dimensions for each typo of chassis are clearly set out in tabular form. The catalogue is devoid of halftone illustrations, but contains a number, of line drawings of typical vehicles in the service of prominent users, in addition to a few sketches by that wellknown artist, Mr. Frank Patterson; whose style breathes of the open air. The drawings are in his hest vein and depict Tilling-Stevens vehicles In pleasant settings.
The Guy 61-seater trolley-bus on a six-wheeled chassis is shown on the stand of Christopher Dodson, Ltd., at Olympia.