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The Garrard & Blumfield or Blumfield & Garrard was an English electric car manufacturer from 1894 to 1896. The company is presumed to have been founded by C. R. Garrard and T. W. Blumfield. The vehicles were built for them by Taylor, Cooper and Bednell of Coventry, were equipped with 4-inch pneumatic tyres and described as "neat and well-fitted". In 1896 Garrard & Blumfield were subsumed into Harry J. Lawson's The Great Horseless Carriage Company. ==T. W. Blumfield== Thomas Blumfield (born Southampton circa 1870) worked as a Cycle Examiner, Turner and Fitter. In 1891 he lodged at Brick Kiln Lane, Coventry with Isaac Woolgat, a Bicycle Polisher, and his family.〔(Graces Guide – British Industrial History – T.W. Blumfield )〕 In 1896 he worked for the Thomas Humber Bicycle Co in Coventry, and supervised the prototype E. J. Pennington motorcycle.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Garrard & Blumfield」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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