Difference between revisions of "Jesse Ellis and Co"
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1898 First steam vehicle shown at the Royal Show in Birmingham. | 1898 First steam vehicle shown at the Royal Show in Birmingham. | ||
1903 Built a steam wagon for service in India | |||
1905 Exhibited at the International Motor Show, Olympia. <ref> The Times, Saturday, Nov 25, 1905</ref> | 1905 Exhibited at the International Motor Show, Olympia. <ref> The Times, Saturday, Nov 25, 1905</ref> | ||
Revision as of 10:00, 26 February 2018
Builders of Traction Engines at Invicta Works, Maidstone but none preserved
1873 Company founded by Jesse Ellis with Arthur Fremlin
1896 Became a limited company
1898 First steam vehicle shown at the Royal Show in Birmingham.
1903 Built a steam wagon for service in India
1905 Exhibited at the International Motor Show, Olympia. [1]
1907 March. Showed a steam vehicle at the Commercial Motor Vehicle and Boat Show at Olympia. [2]
1907 April 30th. Company went into liquidation
1907 The Invicta Works and sufferance Wharf, the premises of Jesse Ellis for upwards of 20 years, advertised for sale [3] [4]
1910 Jesse Ellis and Co with partners Jesse Ellis and R. D. Crosby dissolved. [5]
See Also
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Sources of Information
- Traction Engine Album by Malcolm Ranieri. Pub 2005
- Directory of Kent, Surrey and Sussex 1891