THE HARDY COUPLING AND THE SPICER JOINT.
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TE name " Hardy " is now a household word where flexible couplings for the transmission of motor vehicles are concerned. It was the first flexible coupling introduced, and the fact that over 220 leading makers in the motor industry now standardize on this make of coupling is proof positive of the excellence of the Hardy products. The works at Coventry and Birmingham have been operated at their full capacity for the past two years, in addition to which the Hardy couplings are manufactured under licence in Prance, Germany, Austria, America, Canada and Australia.
An important development is now
taking place. M. Edward J. Hardy, chairman, and Mr. Joseph A. Oldbury, managing director, have recently made a visit to the United States, and have acquired the sole manufacturing and selling rights of the products of the Spicer Manufacturing Corporation of South Plainfield, New Jersey, and Potsdown, Pa. These consist of the wellknown Spicer mechanical joint, a new type of oil-retaining mechanical joint, and a new type of flexible coupling. In order to meet the increase in their business a new works is now in course of construction in Birmingham, some particulars of which we hope to give in a later issue. The new arrangement will enable the Hardy Co. to supply any tine of universal joint that a firm might decide to fit, bait flexible or mechanical, and these joint 4 may be supplied separately or built up into a complete transmission unit. A special feature will be made of couplings and shafts for commercial vehicles. The specialist plays a very important part in the construction of motor vehicle chassis in other countries, and the new development in connection with the Hardy Co. should be a very important step in this direction so far as the United Kingdom in particular is concerned.