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BOWLES.' and SON leis).—The makers of the well-known motor spirit were showing their Champion motor oils, Racerine motor grease, and Gearoline for speed and differential gears. This firm was established as far back as 1744, and, we understand, was among the first importers of petroleum into this country. The firm's long experience with oil and spirit has enabled it to produce a motor spirit of a high class, which has given great satisfaction to many prominent motorists.
PETO and RADFORD (192).—One of the novelties to be seen here was the electric indicator, providing a means of communication between the passengers and the driver of a car. This is a neat device, but is more suitable for private vehicles than for those of the public service type. A large show of accumulators and coils, with an accessible electric hand lamp, adapted for use in the examination of the machinery of the car, were other interesting features.
WILLIAM MILLS (194).—Alurninium alloy castings of every description were shown by this exhibitor. Work for motorcars, motor lorries, launches, general and electric engineers is done, and the examples put forward were well worth a careful examination.
VAN RADEN and CO. (195),—An extensive show of Van Raden. coils, with genuine Carpeutier high-speed tremblers, for which this firm are the sole licensees,
occupied one-half of their stand in the Gallery, while their woven glass accumulators practically fill up the other half. These accumulators are exclusively used, we understand, by the Argyll. and Wolseley companies. Six different varieties of coil were shown, including single, double, triple, and quadruple. Other exhibits embraced measuring instruments, capacity meters, transformers, charging boards, and a supplementary ignition set for use with low-tension magnetos.
LACRE (m96(.—At the accessories stand of this company a large selection of useful adjuncts to the motorcar were seen. Lamps, acetylene generators, coils, lifting jacks, accumulators, tools, etc., were shown and a varied assortment of articles of dress. A new and special design in compound paraffin and acetylene headlights was an interesting feature, and the latest thing in lootwarrners promises to command the attention of motorists as much as the new design of extra long tyre lever.
HOFFMANN CO. (i97).—This company showed steel balls, ball-bearings for every purpose in the engineering trade, single row journals for gear-boxes, differentials, and thrust washers for steering pivots,. etc_ STEVENSON, S. (anS).—This Glasgow firm of wheelwrights, benders, and sawmillers exhibited types of wheels suitable for both light and heavy vehicles. A largo number of British-built cars, shown at the exhibition, were fitted with road wheels built by Measts. Stevenson. The wheel with patent staggered spokes which I hey showed. is, we understand, used exclusively in _Argyll cars. A feature of interest to makers of heavy vehicles was a twin artillery wheel, designed to obviate side-slip. This is practically two wheels bolted together at the huh and near the tyre. Two iron tyres are fitted, a space of about nui. being allowed between them. Two hundred sets of these wheels, we were told, have been ordered by the firm of Kosmoid, Limited, of Glasgow, who are about to enter the field of motor omnibus construction, operating on a large scale. Bent timber of all shapes and sizes was also shown, together with steering wheels for various makes of car, and a lorry wheel of specially strong construction, which is fitted with a weldless steel tyre min, wide and un. thick.
DRYKITT, LTD. (200).—This exhibit was composed almost entirely of motor clothing of various descriptions, leatherlined driving coats, and umbrella coats. Goggles to suit all tastes, and a newly invented leather dressing also found a place on the stand.
LOVEGROVES (203 }.—The exhibit was composed of motor clothing, coils, plugs, lamps, and general accessories. The Simplea plug, a quick and efficient method of stopping leaks in honeycomb radiators, is a simple and ingenious little device, PANIIsARD and LEVASSOR (204).— The Eisemann magneto, the A.D. sparking-plug, and the Briet mechanical lubricator were shown here. Panhard engine oil was another feature, and Panhard parts also found a place.
MELHUISH (2o6).—In this exhibit were included the productions of Messrs. S. Smith and Son, who showed their new Milometer. This is simply attached to the outside of the cap of the car wheel, in which position the mileage is easily read. The register extends from i to 'moo° miles. Numerous tools and accessories were also shown.
BRANSOM, KENT and CO. -(2o7) had a large range of motor parts and accessories, Daxop sparking-plugs, and syren horns, as well as a type of horn having an oval-mouthed trumpet. Several examples of carburetters and pumps manufactured by this firm found a place here, and the Jones combination speedometer and odometer, showing both the speed and the distance travelled, was an interesting piece of mechanism.
LUCAS (..toS, Gallery).—On this stand were exhibited a number of special " motoralities " for the commercial motor. They included paraffin headlights and tail lamps, horns, "forced feed" oilexs, pocket wienches, and drivers' tool bags. The "King of the Road" side and tail lamps are perhaps of the greatest interest to commercial vehicle users. One we illustrate, but it should be noted that, for fork brackets, as fitted on heavy lorries and motor buses, double round sockets are felted to the lamps instead of the fiat sockets as shown. Both are supplied with a patent locking device for the petroleum vessels, and ire made japanned or with brass finish. This lamp has now been subjected to the crucial test of practical use with the rxiust satisfactory results.
ANGLO-AMERICAN OIL CO. 1208a1, the makers of Pratt's motor spirit.—A number of samples were to be ssen, show iag the numerous proutiets obtained from American crude petroleum, and a variety of packages.
STRAUS and CO. (2oni.—Fafnir engines ,,f various powers were on view. A four-cylinder 24h.p. engine is particularly suited for motor bus work, and can be supplied, together with gears (three speeds and reLucas' paraffin verse) and differential,
tailelamp, at a cost of Zr37. This engine is automatically governed, has mechanically-operated inlet valves, and is fitted with Longueruare carburetter. The heavy fly-wheel is easily detached by unscrewing a few nuts. This firm hopes to put a new bus on the market about the middle of 1906.
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CHARLES WHITE (zio).—Oils were shown here of varied types, from the heavy oil for agricultural motors down to the oils used by watchmakers. Mr. White, the refiner of these lubricants, has achieved considerable success with his products. At this stand the Autoloc could also be seen. This is an ingenious device, applicable to control levers of motor-cars. It is designed to lock together any two members of a rotating or sliding meceanism in such a manner that relative movement is rendered impossible by force applied to either of these members, whilst provision is made for obtaining relative movement by the application of small force in either direction to a third member.
A. A. GODIN (21t) showed a number of Ducellier motor lamps, lenticular projectors and generators of different patterns; also Dinin accumulators, charging boards, sparking-plugs, electric roof lamps, traction accumulators for launches, etc.
LAKE and ELLIOT (212).—A necessary part of the equipment of all motor vehicles is an efficient jack. The Millennium jack is the speciality of Messrs. Lake and Elliot, and it was shown on their stand in several sizes. The jack is operated by a long handle, and worked by an improved ratchet motion, which is reversed by a simple movement of the handle. A casehardening furnace, lathes, drills, and brazing lamps for motor repairers, and Millennium steel castings were other interesting exhibits.
CONTINENTAL HARDWARE CO, (2x2aj.—The following were shown :—The Rotax coil, with patent self-adjustable trembler ; the Sphinx accumulator (Schmitt patent electrodes); the Rome patent transport cell for ignition and lighting purposes ; and general accessories and tools. The new Omnigrav carburetter, which we described in a recent number, was also shown on this stand.
LOWE, BEVAN, and CO. (ail).—A large selection of motor body fittings were shown here, door handles, locks, hinges, and wind screen fittings being among the number. Cape hoods and their fittings (The Facile and Clarence patents) are other specialities manufactured by this Birmingham house. tension distributor is a workmanlike article, and is composed of a high-tension cylinder and terminals, a low-tension contact cylinder, and a distributor, which runs on two steel rollers. There was also a patent motor pump with rubber or leather friction pulleys, which can be supplied to drive either right or left, and a selection of Waterson's ignition cables and copper wiring terminals.
VACUUM OIL CO. (216).—The widely-used Mobil oils, motor and graphite greases were shown here by this company. As is well known, no manufacturer has paid more attention to the needs of motorists than the Vacuum Company.
LAcosTE and CO. (2[71.—Items of interest were the Lacoste high-tension and low-tension magnetos, Lacoste inside wipe contact breakers, several types of lubricator, and an ingenious outfit of tyre levers, by meant of which the heavy outer covers of tyrea can be removed with a minimum of exertion. This is known as the "Helena" outfit, and is sold neatly packed in a leather bag.
SPARKS-I300THBY (203).—The hydraulic clutch which was shown at this stand is a very novel arrangement. In this clutch, oil is the sole Medium through which the power is transmitted. There is an annular chamber formed at the rim of the fly-wheel, which is the driving member, and the pallets, which fit the annular chamber, act as pistons. A stop forms a partition in the annulus, and a valve is so constructed that it allows the oil to circulate round this stop. This valve is controlled by the movement of the clutch pedal. The whole of the fly-wheel casing is filled with oil, including, of course, the annulus, and, When. the driving member rotates, the driven member also rotates, because the oil which fills the annulus cannot pass either the pallet or the stop until the valve is opened by depressing the foot pedals. When this valve is opened the oil is allowed to circulate freely, no power being transmitted. As the pallets approach the stop they are automatically and alternatively removed by a cam from the circular path of the annulus, thus avoiding collision with the stop.
ROTHERHAM (22o).—At this stand was exhibited a selection of oil cups and lubricators of various sizes and patterns ; grease cups of several types, notably the patent screw-down pattern; ball-valves, unions, tank fillers, and other samples of brass work. An assortment of motor timepieces was also of interest.
PORTABLE ACCUMULATORS, LTD. (221).—Pfluger accumulators were shown at this stand in several sizes. The plates of these cells are made of anti. 'lionised lead, a hard material which ef fectually prevents them from buckling. The paste is pressed into the frames by machtnery and made very hard, though remaining highly porous. The boxes are either of ebonite or celluloid. The whole accumulator is compact, strong and well made. Measuring instruments and garage charging boards are other specialities manufactured by this firm, who had also on view, for the trade, E. Kalker and Company's insulated wires and cables.
W. T. FLATIIER I ; I ,222,—.....a_my steels, used in motorcar construction and crucible cast steel for tools. The principal speciality was a high-class, case-hardening steel, distinguished by the makers by the trade mark "Ubas." Samples of this steel were shown in rolled, forged, and brightdrawn bars, also in forgings and stampings. Other items of interest included articles made from nickel steel, nickelchrome steel and vanadium steel; samples of high-speed turning tool steel; and examples of special high quality steel for motorcar springs.
WELDIIEN and BLERIOT (223).—A motor bus lamp of a new design, which is manufactured by this firm, is one which
presents several useful features. This lamp, which is used with the Bleriot generator, is fixed at the end of the bus. It gives a brilliant light inside the bus, and the patent prismatic glass fixed in the bottom shows a light on the step, enabling passengers to enter or alight with perfect safety. The Bldriot roof lamps are used in a number of omnibuses, notably those of the Great Western Railway, the Worthing.Omnibus Company, and the Brighton Company ; and the paraffin headlight for heavy vehicles is a strongly made article, giving art excellent light.
HARVEY FROST (255).—The new appiiances made by this firm include a vulcanizer known as the 11.F. "Standard" (Model Bj. This is designed to carry out every description of tyre vulcanising, and to cope with any new class of work the future may bring forth. It is capable of rebuilding any portion of a tyre, and has a boiler in which steam can be raised in fifteen minutes, and to which water can be added without materially altering the pressure already raised. All improvements likely to save time in repair via.rk have been embodied in the appliance, which should be very suitable for garage or trade use.
STERN-SONNEBORN (23r).—A novelty is the steam car oil, which is refined Lout pure hydro-carbon mineral oil, and combines very high viscosity with a flashpoint of above 600cleg. Fahrenheit. This 'oil is intended for the lubricatian of heavy motor vehicles, and for use in connection with superheated steam. bined watch and speed indicator. It can be fitted to any vehicle or cycle, and, by means of a small adaptor, can be used as a revolution counter for machinery. The principle of this speedometer is time occupied for any distance ; there is no centrifugal or electric action, it is entirely automatic. The invention is that of an Englishman, and most of the gear is English made. The Imperial odometer is stocked in 300 sizes, and has a universal clip, which can be adjusted to any position, and can be fixed without any drilling.
RICHES (245).—The principal feature of this exhibit was the Eisemann magneto, from the small motorcycle up to the large multi-cylinder engine type. In these mag netos the main shaft runs at the same speed as the engine crankshaft, whilst the distributors are operated by the half-time shaft. The contact pawls can be pressed back easily in order to test the sparking in the various cylinders. The Dependance tail lamp for oil or electricity, or both combined, is supplied in black or brass finish, with an oil reservoir on springs, which keep the 1 ight steady on rough toads.
SAES BURY (260.The Triumph gauge is a neat arrangement for indicating the amount of petrol in the tank of a motor vehicle. It can be fitted to any tank in a short space of time, and is absolutely safe. The head (H) consists of a solid brass plug, in which is contained the dial and indicator (C), which is actuated by a small mag
net (m) underneath the brass plug (II). Should the glass in tha dial become broken in this plug, not the slightest escape of petrol can take place. The spun
metal float (1) is inch in length and Z. inch in diameter. The pin (3) ia the slot (a) of the tube (A), which is as long as the tank is deep, makes leverage for turning the float (t), and the magnet (m), that turns the pointer (c), mounted in the separate compass box (d), and adjustable in the head (H), Another item of considerable interest is a new adjustable bracket, which is automatically adjusted to the width of the (..icket in any of the well-known headlights at present on the market. By means of this bracket the lamp can be raised, lowered, or trained in 2 whatever three. tion the light is require d. Acetylene generators, traction engine lamps, motor oils, etc., are only a few
of the varied useful articles shown here. All the well-known patterns of Salsbury flare lamps, Oyal
ites, searchlights, and the new compound Duplex lens were also exhibited by his firm.