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Original Spring by Wm E Cary Ltd - Colin Morgan - 12-05-2022

Just looking at an original spare Ruby front spring I have here.  It says "Wm E Cary Ltd, Jul 1935, Manchester, 1A-5134"

Looking up Wm E Cary Ltd, their address was 'Red Bank over the River Irk' and this is a picture taken of the factory in 1936:

   

I imagine various companies supplied springs to Austin at this time?


RE: Original Spring by Wm E Cary Ltd - Malcolm Parker - 12-05-2022

    The original sports springs that I have seen are stamped 'R Berry & Son, Smethwick'

The part number is 9C141 and the 33 is presumably the year.


RE: Original Spring by Wm E Cary Ltd - Colin Morgan - 12-05-2022

The stamp on this one:


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RE: Original Spring by Wm E Cary Ltd - austin - 13-05-2022

(12-05-2022, 08:45 PM)Malcolm Parker Wrote: The original sports springs that I have seen are stamped 'R Berry & Son, Smethwick'

The part number is 9C141 and the 33 is presumably the year.

The ones on the original Ulster are Smethwick but 9C142, registered 1932.

   


RE: Original Spring by Wm E Cary Ltd - Malcolm Parker - 13-05-2022

The front spring is 9C141 and the rear springs are 9C142 IIRC.  They are of course inter-leaved with zinc.