Difference between revisions of "Mercury Truck and Tractor Co"
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[[Image:Im090617SC-My-651.jpg|thumb| 1940s. General Tow Truck. Exhibit at the [[Shuttleworth Collection]]. ]] | [[Image:Im090617SC-My-651.jpg|thumb| 1940s. General Tow Truck. Exhibit at the [[Shuttleworth Collection]]. ]] | ||
[[Image:Im09DSF-Merp67.jpg|thumb| 1951. Reg No MLL 476. ]] | [[Image:Im09DSF-Merp67.jpg|thumb| 1951. Reg No MLL 476. ]] | ||
of Northgate House, 19, London Road, Gloucester, Industrial Truck and Tractor Manufacturers, | |||
1935 Supplied 3 Mercury tractors to the LMSR<ref>Commercial Motor archives [http://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/1st-november-1935/75/nearly-900-new-road-motors-for-lms]</ref> | |||
1944 Listed as one of the makers of work trucks; the Mercury one was powered by a petrol engine<ref>Commercial Motor archives [http://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/3rd-march-1944/26/mechanized-internal-trat-rt-cuts-handling-costs]</ref> | |||
1946 Distributor of the [[Moss Gear Co|Moss Gear Co's]] ''Merlift'' fork lift truck.<ref>Commercial Motor archives [http://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/23rd-august-1946/47/another-fork-truck]</ref> | |||
1960 Listed as suppliers of baggage handling equipment and tractors for airfield use<ref>Commercial Motor archives[http://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/13th-may-1960/52/suppliers-of-airport-mobile-equipment]</ref> | |||
1964 This and other Mercury companies were acquired by [[Dennis Brothers]]<ref>The Times Apr. 8, 1964</ref> | |||
1968 Mercury towing tractors were shown on the Dennis stand at the International Mechanical Handling Exhibition at Earls Court. Mercury made towing tractors capable of pulling loads up to 50 tons for use on airports. The Mercury airfield equipment division exhibited a range of ''Cargo King'' equipment designed for handling cargo and passengers in the jumbo jet era.<ref>Commercial Motor archive [http://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/10th-may-1968/54/competitive-modes-at-the]</ref> | |||
1970 Order from the Ministry of Technology for ground-handling air tugs for use by the RAF based on a design developed with the Ministry of Defence<ref>The Times Mar. 6, 1970</ref> | |||
Dennis was acquired by Hestair which sold Mercury to [[Marshalls (Halifax)]] in 1972 | |||
Marshalls presumably combined Mercury with [[Reliance (Trucks)]] to form [[Reliance-Mercury]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 10:33, 18 June 2020
of Northgate House, 19, London Road, Gloucester, Industrial Truck and Tractor Manufacturers,
1935 Supplied 3 Mercury tractors to the LMSR[1]
1944 Listed as one of the makers of work trucks; the Mercury one was powered by a petrol engine[2]
1946 Distributor of the Moss Gear Co's Merlift fork lift truck.[3]
1960 Listed as suppliers of baggage handling equipment and tractors for airfield use[4]
1964 This and other Mercury companies were acquired by Dennis Brothers[5]
1968 Mercury towing tractors were shown on the Dennis stand at the International Mechanical Handling Exhibition at Earls Court. Mercury made towing tractors capable of pulling loads up to 50 tons for use on airports. The Mercury airfield equipment division exhibited a range of Cargo King equipment designed for handling cargo and passengers in the jumbo jet era.[6]
1970 Order from the Ministry of Technology for ground-handling air tugs for use by the RAF based on a design developed with the Ministry of Defence[7]
Dennis was acquired by Hestair which sold Mercury to Marshalls (Halifax) in 1972
Marshalls presumably combined Mercury with Reliance (Trucks) to form Reliance-Mercury