Furze & Smith Haulage Contractors, Leeds
John Furze Jr. (Johnny) and William (Willie) Smith of Furze and Smith Haulage Contractors, Leeds, posing with their Foden Steam Wagon. The vehicle, registration MA 3805, was registered in July 1920. The original colours were red and chocolate. It was a flat platform (with detachable sides), 5 ton (unladen weight) commercial steam wagon. Its maximum permissible speed was 8 m.p.h.
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The wagon was later under the ownership of J & J Griffiths of Narberth, Pembroke from 1924 and the license was cancelled in 1934.
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Source Material, with permission, (images and transcriptions) from records deposited at the Cheshire Archives and Local Studies:
Vehicle Build Sheet
Document reference:
DFO/2944/2/29 - Fodens Ltd of Elworth, commercial vehicle manufacturers - 1874-c 1980, Works Records, Chassis nos. 9688-10082, Full build details of wagons, 1920 deposited at the Cheshire Archives and Local Studies.
Register of Motor Vehicle Licences
Document Reference:
CCL/1/13a - Registers of Motor Vehicle Licenses 1903-1974, MA 2484-4010 Heavy Motor Cars, 1920, deposited at the Cheshire Archives and Local Studies.
Indexes to Registers of Vehicle Licences
Document Reference:
CCL2/4 Indexes to Registers of Vehicle Licenses (series CCL 2) , MA 2151-6150, not dated, deposited at the Cheshire Archives and Local Studies.