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Gurney and Ewer

From Graces Guide

of High st. Pinner, Middlesex and Mill Wks. Ruislip

1904 The firm opened for business

1908 Advertising "High-grade machines (ie cycles) at a low price..... fitted with 2 and 3 speed gears"[1]

1922 Advertised: "REPAIRS to Motors, Lorries, Tractors, Steam Waggons. Engines and Boilers, etc. AGENTS for Swift Cars. International Lorries and Austin Tractors, etc.[2]

1929 Henry Nelson Ewer became Managing Director

1933 Cycle dealers, High Street, Pinner[3]

1935 Engineers and Body Builders, Mill works, Ruislip[4]

1938 USED CARS FOR SALE: 1938 HILLMAN 14, 1936 ROVER 14, 1937 STANDARD black (choice of two), 1938 HILLMAN Minx, 1939 HILLMAN Minx[5]

1942 Patent on " Improved carburising plant"

1946 Patents on "Improvements in brick-making machinery" and "Improvements in or relating to mechanical stokers"

1947 Patent on "Improvements in wheel barrows"

1950 Advertising for machine shop staff[6]

c.1950 became G. and E. Equipment and Contracts

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Sources of Information

  1. Harrow Observer 11 September 1908
  2. Uxbridge & W. Drayton Gazette 07 April 1922
  3. 1933 Kelly´s Directory
  4. Uxbridge & W. Drayton Gazette 03 May 1935
  5. Uxbridge & W. Drayton Gazette 16 December 1938
  6. Uxbridge & W. Drayton Gazette 1 March 1950