Album of black and white photographs of vehicles made by W. Vincent Carriage and Motor Works, Castle Street, Reading

TR DX2033 PH2/1

c. 1880s-1904s

Vincents of Reading was established in 1805. It was started by William Vincent of Arborfield. William was joined by his two sons William and Harry. They made horse drawn vehicles and moved into motor car building in about 1904. William Vincent senior died in 1904. They built the first motor horse box in 1912. The company had a show room at Broad Street and were also at Oxford Road and Castle Street. William junior died in 1933 and Harry died in 1941. Richard, son of Harry, inherited the business.

Includes horse drawn vehicles: H. White & Sons, Yeovil ~ R. Pilgrims Depositary, Reading ~ William McIroy Limited, Reading ~ London and District Sanitary Laundries Ltd ~ C.W. Talbot & Son, Reading ~ Sutton & Sons ~ Beaumont Laundry ~ O. Littlemore Laundry ~ Royal Berks High Class Sanitary Laundry, Reading ~ J. Eighteen ~ Camberwell Green Dairy ~ Anglo Swiss Condensed Milk Co ~ C.J. Baigent, Great Marlow ~ J. Cripps ~ Aldridge ~ Banham & Sons ~ Hales ~ Henley Sanitary Steam Laundry Co Ltd ~ Ind, Cooper & Co ~ The Steam Laundry, Swindon ~ S. Allsopp & Sons, Reading ~ W. Hyde ~ Taylor & Sons ~ F. Baufeldt ~ Reed & Sons ~ W. Vincent ~ C. Barnett & Sons ~ Callas Jones & May Ltd ~ Headington & Son ~ South Berks Brewery Co Ltd ~ Tucker Bros ~ H. Barker ~ Wm. McIlroy Ltd, Reading ~ Newton, Reading ~ M. Venner & Sons ~ Corporation of Faversham ~ Chamberlain, Wallingford ~ Pale Ale & Stout Brewers ~ Newbey’s Furniture, Reading ~ C.A. Scott Murray esq. ~ Lawrences Stores Ltd ~ And one loose photograph of Lovegrove’s Dairy, Checkendon, motor vehicle

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Transport, Reading