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What Accessory Makers and Dealers Offer Commercial-vehicle Users
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A Survey of Various Devices on the Market, including Electric and Bulb Horns, Windscreen Wipers, Bumpers, Shock Absorbers, Mirrors, Speedometers and Other Equipment
DURING the past few years the prices of accessories have undergone worth-while reductions, so that there is now really little excuse for the poorly equipped vehicle. Owing to limitations of space, it is, of course, possible to touch only on the fringe of many important lines, but, nevertheless, should readers require to know the names of makers or factors of equipment that promotes safety, smart appearance, efficiency and economy in the operation of motor vehicles, or general utility, they will find them in this article, which should be filed for future reference.
Electric and Bulb Horns.
Dealing first with horns, Klaxon, Ltd., markets several models ; the H.F.3 type is designed to stand up well to hard usage. Famous for its piercing and arresting note, the Bosch is available in several patterns. It is claimed that the make-and-break mechanism functions almost sparklessly, thus minimizing wear on the contact points. Inexpensive electric warning signals are marketed by J. W. Piekavant and Co., Ltd., under the name of Quikko, whilst bulb horns bearing this title are also offered in various models. The Stewart Model 488 is a powerful vibrator horn 141 ins, long; it is priced at fl 17s. ad. Two motor driven designs are available. Both electric and bulb accessories are offered by Clayton-Wright, Ltd., and carry the name Clayrite. They have distinctive notes and are moderately priced. Desmo horns are of the bulb pattern and are to be had in a variety of finishes, a particularly smart model being chromiumigated and costing 24s, 6d.
No summary would be complete without the name of S. Smith and Sons (Motor Accessories), Ltd., the extensive lines of which include bulb warning signals. A heavy type for fitting through the dash can be purchased for 16s. The Marelli electric horn has an extremely distinctive tone and consumes only a small amount of current. It can be mounted in any exposed position. The Patent Motor Products Co. offers the Hawke-Index reedless horn.
Portable Jacks.
Jacks for carrying on motor vehicles are produced by a number of concerns, including Henry Miller and Co., which is responsible for the well-known Skyhi devices. Some of these are capable of lifting loads of 15 tons and are operated by hydraulic means. Single and doubleram models are offered.
Another make of hydraulic jack is the Clayrite, which costs 27s. ad. It is a compact appliance and has a lift of
ins. Messrs. Vaughan Bros. cater for operators of vehicles weighing up to 2 tons, and their, jacks provide for ample lifts. A Tangye 2-ton jack is available at the moderate figure of 1320 22s. 6d. Oil is used and special means have been devised for preventing its leakage. A 4-ton model is also marketed, this costing £.3. The jacks marketed by the Equipment and Engineering Co., Ltd., are in a wide variety of sizes and are of massive construction. Some are sped ally designed for use in emergencies, such as when a vehicle falls into a ditch. Others are of the standard pattern and can be employed in connection with heavy lorries and passenger vehicles.
The Walker enclosed-screw jack is a useful accessory to carry, as the casing prevents the mixture of grease and dust that is usually associated with toolboxes from finding its way into the lift
jug mechanism. The range of lift also makes the device particularly attractive.
Jacks for the lighter types of commercial vehicle are also produced by S. Smith and Sous (Motor Accessories), Ltd.
The name of Joseph Bradbury and Sons, Ltd., needs little introduction to our readers. This concern is responsible for heavy jacks, which are notable ier their ease of manipulation and for the extensive lifts that they permit. Fulbr particulars of Bradbury products are contained in another part of this issue.
The Dunlop company, in addition to its many other activities, markets a full range of jacks for a variety of weights of vehicle.
Facia-board Instruments. .
Facia-board instruments can conveniently be grouped together. An important maker of this class of equipment is the 0.8. concern, which manufactures clocks, speedometers of different patterns, and petrol gauges. They have been used for a number of years on all types of motor vehicle and have made sound reputations for themselves. Stewart and Cooper-Stewart speedometers (fuller details of the latter are given elsewhere in this issue) are magnetic devices and are intended to register with accuracy both high and low speeds. Various patterns of clock are also sold.
Watford speedometers and clocks have won the confidence of motor users. Some of the company's products are arranged for fitting on to brackets on some suitable 'part of a vehicle, such as the steering column or dashboard, whilst others lie flush in the facia board.
An attractive feature of some Ripaults clocks is that they embody two dials, one of which enables the time taken on any particular trip to be measured with ease and accuracy.
Many motor users will be familiar with Smith facia-board instruments, which include clocks, speedometers, petrol gauges and thermometers. They are offered at reasonable figures and have become popular on many makes of vehicle. Clocks embodying trip-timeindicators are included in the company's comprehensive range.
.A Brake-efficiency Indicator.
"A rather different class of device is the Tapley brake-efficiency indicator, which serves to show a driver whether the brakes of his vehicle be good, bad or indifferent; it is priced at the moderate figure of 18s. 6d. and is of neat appearance. It was described in our issue dated September 2nd.
Rear-view mirrors adapted for fitting at various points are sold by Desmo, Ltd., J. W. Pickavant and 'Co., Ltd., Clayton-Wright, Ltd, Ernest Hill, Ltd., the Pennant Manufacturing Co., Ltd., and S. Smith and Sons (Motor Accesssories), Ltd. The mirrors are of standard patterns and every operator of commercial vehicles should find no difficulty in choosing one for his needs.
Direction indicators, many of them of ingenious design, are sold by the Bluemel, Cooper-Stewart, Hunt, Piekavant, J. A. Stevens, Scintilla and Rotax concerns. The last-named has produced a combined number plate, stop light, rear light, reversing light and direction in
dicator. The name of Hawke-Index appears also under this heading.
In view of the fact that winter will shortly be on us, now is the time to think about anti-skid chains, and those operators who run six-wheelers will be interested in the products of Kennedy and Kempe, Ltd. Another popular make is the Parsons, the latest models having rustproof and " unloseable " couplings. Sheppee non-skid devices are now widely used and their particular advantages will be known to our readers. Other well-known makes are the Dreadnought, Quikko and Wheyway.
Unlike other makes of shock absorber, the Newton is of the plunger type, and in its improved form was described in our issue for last week. Of late the Luvax hydraulic shock absorber has made considerable headway, and its design has been carefully thought out and embodies several desirable features. The Neverjabs system incorporates a spiral spring for interposition between road spring and chassis. The prices are moderate. Then there is the wellknown Hartford device, marketed by T. B. Andre and Co., Ltd.
In connection with bumpers, several names already quoted come to mind, including Quikko, Clayrite, Delco-Remy and Smith. Another concern which specializes in bumpers and lifeguards is the British Bumper Co. The name of T. B. Andre and Co., Ltd., also, is prominent in this field.
A. similar state of affairs exists in connection with windscreen wipers, for again the names of Klaxon, Desmo, Quikko, Clayrite, Cooper-Stewart, Ernest Hill, Bosch and Smith occur. The Ruubaken Magneto Co., has sent us one of its patent windscreen-wiper blades, which is made of chamois and is guaranteed for a year.
So far as tyre gauges are concerned, all pneumatic-tyre users will be familiar with them, so suffice it to say that they may be obtained from the Bluemel, Equipment and Engineering, William Turner, Schrader and Michelin companies.
Experience in the past demonstrates the desirability of using radiator muffs during the cold months ; reputable makes are Quikko, Clayrite, Cooper-Stewart and Dunhills.
Inquiries for mileage recorders might well be made to Messrs. F. E. Dickenson, the manufacturers of the popular Veeder hubodometers, as well as to the Smith. Miller, 0.5. and North concerns. These are all well established makes and are available at a vriety of prices.
Checks ozi Drivers.
Under a sightly different heading fall recorders that act as cheeks upon drivers and simulate the baragraph in their operation. They are available under the names of Ripaults, Servis, What-Was-When, and Controlograph.
David, Norman, Maxfield, Smith and Quikko mechanical tyre pumps are all reputable makes and are capable of inflating giant pneumatics in a surprisingly short space of time.
Another useful name for our readers' files is Hills (Patents) Ltd., which concern is responsible for Several patterns of number plate, hackney-carriage disc, etc.
Some useful anti-dazzle screens for placing behind lamp glasses are marketed by Ultravit, Ltd. Pedal covers, heel rests, etc., in rubber, are obtainable from Surridgcs Patents, Ltd.
ACCESS3RIES INDEX.
Accessories (Edinburgh), Ltd.. 4, Queensferry Street 1.4471e, Edinburgh (Dreadnought); T. B. Andre and Co., Ltd., Victoria Gardens, Lad. broke Grove, London, W.11 Illnemel Bros., Ltd., Wolston, near Coventry; .Toseph Bradbury and Sous, Ltd., Braintree; British Bumper Ca., 37, Lonsdale Road, London, N.W.6.
A. W, Chapman, Ltd., Harlingharn, London, S.W.6 (Nevaialis); Clayton-Wright, Ltd., Groat Hampton Street, Birmingham (Clayritel; Cooper-Stewart Engineering Co., Ltd.., 236-7, Long Acre, London, W.C.2 (Stewart). Deloo-Remy and Hyatt, Ltd., 11.1, Grosvenor Road, London, S.W.1.; Promo, Ltd., Promo House, Stafford Street, Birmingham; E. E. Dickenson, St. Andrew's Rome, Ifelbern Circus, London, E.C.1; Dougherty and Janitch, 10, Cullum Street, London, E.C.3 (What-WasWhen); Dunhill,, Ltd., 359-361, Etiston Road, London, N.W.1; Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd., Birmingham. Equipment end Engineerin_g Co., Ltd., 2, Norfolk Street, London, W.C.2.
Ernest Still, Ltd., 56, Broomhall Street, Sheffield; Hills (Patents), Ltd.. 33-34, Great Pultency Street, London, W.1; Hunt, Ltd., Tunstall Road, Croydon.
Kennedy and Kemp% Ltd., Barewood Forest Works, Longpatrish; Klaxon, Ltd., 36, Bland lord Street, -London, W.1.
Lnvax, Ltd.. Larden Road, London, W.3. Ma.relli Magnetos (England), Ltd., 71, Eolsover Street, London, 1r.1; Maxfield (Birmingham), Ltd., 175, Clifton Road, Aston, Birmingham; Mechanical and General Inventions Co., LtcL, 10, CharlesStreet., London, S.W.1 (Cantrolograph); Michelin Tyre Co., Ltd., Stoke.on.Trent; Henry Miller and Co., 186 Walmer Road, London, W.11.
Newton andBennett, Ltd., Valetta Road. London, W.3 (Newton); Norman Engineering Co., Ltd., "Upper Grove Street, Leamington; North and Sons, Ltd., Whippenhall Road, Watford (Watford).
0.S: Speedometer Co., Ltd., 3-6, Alfred Place, Tottenham Court Road, London, W.C.1. Parsons Nan-skid Co., Ltd., 55 and 37, Macaulay Road, London, S.W:4; Patent Motor Predicts Co., 11, Store Street, London, W.C.1 Illawke-Index); Pennant Menvilactuirng Co., Ltd.. Rsddings Lane, Sparkhill, Birmingham; J. W. Pickavant and Co., Ltd., quikko Works, Granville Street, Birmingham (Quikko).
Ripaults. Ltd., Kings Read, St. Pancras, London, N.W.1; Rotax Motor Accessories, Ltd., Chandes Road, Willesden Junction, London, 11.W.10; Runbaken Magneto Co., 39, Victoria Street, London, S.W.1.
A. Schrader's, Son, Inc., 26, New Street, London, EI.Vf .1; Scintilla, Ltd., 14, Clerkenwell Close, London, E.(J.1; Sere), Recorders, Ltd., 28, Eagle Street, London, W.C.1; Sheppee Motor CO.. Ltd., Thomas Street, York; .8. Smith and Sons (Motor Accessories), Ltd., Cricklevrood,
London, N.W.2; J. A. Stevens, Ltd., Upper Rathbone Place, London, W.1 (Bosch); Surridge's Patents, Ltd., Croydon Road, Elmer's End Beckenham. Tangyes, Ltd., Birmingham; Tapley and Co.. Belvidere Works, Totten, Southampton; William Turner and Brother, Ltd., Sheffield. Tfftrarit, Ltd., 52-54, High Holborn, W.C.1„ Vaughan Brothers Eagle Works, Willenhall. Job Wheyway and Son, Ltd., Green Lane, Walsall; Williams and James, Gloucester ACCESSORY-SUPPLYING FACTORS.
Accessories (Edinburgh), Ltd., 4, qneensferry Street Lane, Edinburgh; Brown Bros., Ltd., 22, Great Eastern Street, London, E.0.2: R.Cadisch and Sons, 5, Red Lion Square, London, W.C.3 East London Rubber Co., 31, Great Eastern Street, London. E 0.2; S. Guiterman and Co., Ltd., 35, Aldermanbury Street, London, E.C.2; T. P. Headland, Peezrnan Street, London, S.E.1; A. Page and Son, 99, Albion Street, Leeds; Leo Swain and Co., Ltd., 247, Deansgate, Manchester.