Brotherhood-Crocker Motors

c1904. First car produced by the company and first owned by Percy Richardson and now by D. H. Doyne

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March 1906. 20-25 h.p. Owned by Sir Max Waechter.

Offices: Hanover Sq, London; Works: West Norwood

1903 Formation of the company to produce Brotherhood cars (1904-1907)

1904 Stanley Brotherhood was chairman

Cars were made in London; Earl Fitzwilliam, the coal magnate, was an investor in the company.

1905 February. Details of their 20 hp car.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]

1905 February. Details of the 20-hp car. Percy Richardson involved in its production.^[9]^[10]^[11]

1905 November. Details of their 20hp and 40hp cars.^[12]

1905 Brotherhood sold its London site and moved to Peterborough but could not get permission to build a car factory so the Earl suggested a move to Sheffield where he built a new factory in Tinsley for the Sheffield-Simplex company to make the cars.

1906 Percy Richardson employed

1908 the first cars to bear the Sheffield-Simplex name appeared designed by Percy Richardson.

Sources of Information

[1] Automotor Journal 1905/02/04

[2] Automotor Journal 1905/02/11

[3] Automotor Journal 1905/02/18

[4] Automotor Journal 1905/02/25

[5] Automotor Journal 1905/03/04

[6] Automotor Journal 1905/03/11

[7] Automotor Journal 1905/03/18

[8] Automotor Journal 1905/03/25

[9] The Autocar 1905/02/04

[10] The Autocar 1905/02/11

[11] The Autocar 1905/02/25

[12] Automotor Journal 1905/11/18

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Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

Brotherhood-Crocker Motors

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