Yes, Allan has got it. Mr Rapson was a producer od all sorts of gizmo's he thought of or which he bought from inventors, as well as of apparently a successful production system of tyres which he promoted relentlessly, and in the relatively new automotive market he quickly elbowed his way in to the the top of society including the Royal family. His financial base was unstable though, and he was always busy obtaining finance without caring too much whence it came from. In the end many of his claimed inventions were either replaced by improved versions of others or did not work in the first place, the Rolls-Royce he had built was widely publisiced both in England and outside, but his brash behavior resulted it him being snubbed increasingly by
society, and his companies folded and went bankrupt. Mr Rapson travelled Europe, financed by a wealthy Swiss lady, whose family were not very happy with the way he spend their money.
