Author Topic: Solved: PN #1774 -- Brooke 15-20 hp char-a-banc, 1905 (Read 1879 times)

pnegyesi · « **Reply #25 on:** July 30, 2023, 01:54:14 AM »

Quote from: oko94 on July 29, 2023, 03:30:44 PM

Was the company named after its founder, like Iden ?

yes, but there is more. Sorry, it is too early to hand out clues

Not Wilkinson

gte4289 · « **Reply #26 on:** July 30, 2023, 02:56:49 AM »

Cooper Steam Digger Co?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #27 on:** July 30, 2023, 08:57:58 AM »

gte4289 · « **Reply #28 on:** July 30, 2023, 12:13:46 PM »

Rothwell by Eclipse Machine Co?

oko94 · « **Reply #29 on:** July 30, 2023, 12:39:13 PM »

Does the brand name consist in more than one word ?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #30 on:** July 30, 2023, 01:43:41 PM »

Quote from: gte4289 on July 30, 2023, 12:13:46 PM

Rothwell by Eclipse Machine Co?

no
was there a man named Eclipse?

The brand name is one word
The name of the company is more than one word (aside from the word which describes the form of the company)

gte4289 · « **Reply #31 on:** July 30, 2023, 01:54:58 PM »

Quote from: pnegyesi on July 30, 2023, 01:43:41 PM

Quote from: gte4289 on July 30, 2023, 12:13:46 PM
Rothwell by Eclipse Machine Co?

no
was there a man named Eclipse?

No, the man's name was the one-word brand name: Rothwell.

How about Bergius by the Bergius Launch and Engine Co?

oko94 · « **Reply #32 on:** July 30, 2023, 04:30:42 PM »

Stuart by Star Engineering Co Ltd ?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #33 on:** July 30, 2023, 04:37:42 PM »

neither Stuart by Star, nor Bergius.

gte4289 · « **Reply #34 on:** July 30, 2023, 05:00:43 PM »

Simms?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #35 on:** July 30, 2023, 05:19:49 PM »

gte4289 · « **Reply #36 on:** July 30, 2023, 05:35:39 PM »

Adams by Adams Manufacturing Co. Ltd?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #37 on:** July 30, 2023, 11:10:26 PM »

gte4289 · « **Reply #38 on:** July 31, 2023, 01:27:46 AM »

Brown by Brown Bros Ltd?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #39 on:** July 31, 2023, 02:46:20 AM »

gte4289 · « **Reply #40 on:** July 31, 2023, 04:19:44 AM »

Quote from: pnegyesi on July 30, 2023, 01:43:41 PM

The brand name is one word
The name of the company is more than one word (aside from the word which describes the form of the company)

Does the man's name appear in both, or only the name of the company?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #41 on:** July 31, 2023, 07:36:39 AM »

Yes, it appers in both

gte4289 · « **Reply #42 on:** July 31, 2023, 03:35:20 PM »

Brooke by J.W. Brooke & Co. Ltd, circa 1906

pnegyesi · « **Reply #43 on:** July 31, 2023, 04:19:32 PM »

And we have a winner! Brooke made the famous swan car, but their real expertise lied in shipbuilding.

gte4289 · « **Reply #44 on:** July 31, 2023, 04:21:24 PM »

Thanks for the point!

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Author Topic: Solved: PN #1774 -- Brooke 15-20 hp char-a-banc, 1905 (Read 1879 times)