Richard Garrett & Sons

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Richard Garrett & Co Ltd was a British manufacturer of agricultural machinery and commercial vehicles . The company based in Leiston produced various trucks from 1904 to 1939 .

history

The company goes on a 1778 by Richard Garrett (1757-1839), founded in Leiston cutlery back. His son Richard Garrett II (1779–1837) took over the business in 1805 and later organized the company as Richard Garrett & Sons . The sons were Richard III (1807–1866), Balls and Newson . from 1806 combine harvesters were manufactured. From 1812 the company acted as an ironmonger, to which the Jonathan Mills ironmongery in Harleston was affiliated in 1822 . After Richard Garrett III had been responsible for the finances since 1826, he took over the business in 1836 in the third generation.

Steam-powered agricultural machinery and traction devices were manufactured as early as the middle of the 19th century and exported to Germany, for example, for sale by the Carl Wilh company. Round . The company's headquarters were in rural Suffolk . In 1904, the production of the first steam-powered truck began. In 1920, the company joined the newly founded Industrial Combine Agricultural and General Engineers (AGE), which comprised operations in the fields of agricultural engineering, machine, engine, plant and vehicle construction. From 1921, the company also entered the market for electrically powered vehicles.

In 1925 Garrett tried unsuccessfully to establish himself in the locomotive industry . A tractor with a 40HP steam engine and plowing, pulling, and threshing devices called the Suffolk Punch also fell victim. The innovative, but too expensive vehicle could only be sold in eight copies.

From 1928 some trolleybuses were also made. The diesel-powered trucks of the company appeared in 1930, used was a six-cylinder - Diesel engine from Blackstone , another AGE member of the first hour. In terms of design, it was a steam motor vehicle in which the diesel engine took the place of the steam boiler in the front part of the vehicle. Like all Garrett trucks, this truck was designed as a forward control . The top speed of 12 mph complied with the legal requirements of the time.

In the 1930s, Garrett became part of the Beyer Peacock Group . The production of trucks was slowly scaled down so that from 1939 Garrett stopped making road vehicles.

From 1961 Garrett was active as an engineering and machine tool manufacturer. The company existed until 1978 or 1981.

literature

  • SW Stevens-Stratten: British Lorries 1900-1992 , Ian Allen Ltd, Shepperton, 1992. ISBN 0-7110-2091-4
  • Whitehead RA: Garrett Wagons - Part 1: Pioneers & Overtypes , Whitehead & Partners RA, 1994. ISBN 978-0-9508298-5-2
  • Whitehead RA: Garrett Wagons - Part 2: Undertypes , Whitehead RA & Partners, 1995. ISBN 978-0-9508298-6-9
  • RA Whitehead: Garrett Wagons - Part 3: Electrics & Motors , RA Whitehead & Partners, 1996 ISBN 978-0-9508298-7-6

Web links

Commons : Richard Garrett & Sons  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Grace's Guide: Richard Garrett and Sons.
  2. ↑ Grace's Guide: Richard Garrett II.
  3. ↑ Grace's Guide: Richard Garrett III.
  4. ↑ Compare Waldemar R. Röhrbein : Runde. In: Klaus Mlynek, Waldemar R. Röhrbein (eds.) U. a .: City Lexicon Hanover . From the beginning to the present. Schlütersche, Hannover 2009, ISBN 978-3-89993-662-9 , p. 531; online via Google books , along with the illustrated advert from the address book of the royal capital and residence city of Hanover from 1864
  5. ↑ a b Grace's Guide: Richard Garrett Engineering Works.