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Adams and Co., of Tunbridge Wells

1903-06 Adams and Co., of Tunbridge Wells Produced 9hp two-seater car

1908 Manufacturer of motor jacks and a patent elevator for servicing cars. Introduced a washing device, consisting of a flexible-jointed spray nozzle controlled by a lever in the hand.

1912 Exhibited a quick-lift and short-locking motor jack, a patent lightning motor cleaner and water-saving apparatus, a new pattern jack for lifting heavy vehicles, and the Peerless Auto Jack.[1]


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1891 Adams and Co, of 35 Queen Victoria St, London, had developed a stamped-steel axle box for railway wagons which were more durable than the conventional cast iron axle boxes. Manufactured by the Stamped Steel Axlebox Co, at the Orchard Place works, Blackwall[2]


See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. The Motor 12/11/1912
  2. The Engineer 1891/02/27