Stanley Engineering Co
of Egham, Surrey; of Monskdale Road, Oldfield Park, Bath, Somerset
formerly Griffin Engineering Co (See Samuel Griffin)
1932 Stanley was a motorcycle based on a stock tricycle, the machine was fitted with a 98cc Villiers engine, hung from the rear axle and with spur gears to drive the clutch and a differential. Aimed at the elderly market, to offer assistance and stability, it failed to catch on.
1932 General Manager was Sidney John Brierley.[1]
1938 M5 engine built for Marconi and rated at 1 hp [2]
1938 Advert: Argson Invalid carriage and Marconi-Stanley portable engine for wireless transmitters
1954/5 Acquired by C. E. Harper Aircraft Co from Metropole Industries[3]
1958 Maker of petrol and electric invalid cars and equipment for the disabled; part of the Harper Group[4]
Makers of the Argson
See Also
Sources of Information
- The British Motorcycle Directory - Over 1,100 Marques from 1888 - by Roy Bacon and Ken Hallworth. Pub: The Crowood Press 2004 ISBN 1 86126 674 X
- The Encyclopedia of the Motorcycle by Peter Henshaw. Published 2007. ISBN 978 1 8401 3967 9