Eastmead & Biggs
Eastmead & Biggs | |
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legal form | |
founding | 1901 |
resolution | 1904 |
Seat | Frome |
management | Mr. Eastmead, TJ Biggs |
Branch | Automobile manufacturer |
Eastmead & Biggs was a British manufacturer of automobiles .
Company history
Mr. Eastmead manufactured elevators in Blackfriars . TJ Biggs designed automobiles. In 1901 they founded the joint company in Frome for the production of automobiles. The brand name was Eastmead-Biggs . Production ended in 1904 when Biggs moved to the Raleigh Cycle Company . A total of three vehicles were built.
vehicles
The first vehicle received a built-in engine from Simms Manufacturing . The engine developed 3.5 hp . The vehicle was destroyed in a fire.
The second vehicle again had a Simms engine, but with an output of 8 hp. The gearbox came from a manufacturer in France .
The third vehicle had a two-cylinder engine of Aster 8 HP. The transmission, rear axle and body also came from France. This vehicle was in use for years.
literature
- Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
- George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 1: A – F. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 . (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
- ^ A b Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.