Repro WS No 19 Cdn battery box

[Tim Bell]

Having heard nothing on the progress of these repro boxes am now investigating myself...

Am asking one local company today to quote me to produce the following which are being modelled from box type "P&G and E.S.P Co Ltd - 1945 - 6v 100/125AH MK IV" which is correct for the WS9 and WS19:

1) Strap Hinges
2) Bump straps
3) Branding stamps (Caution notice and manufacturer details)

NB - The Manufacturer details will be a ficticious company, the date of manufacture as 1944.

Handles of a similar design are still available commercially so I will not bother with these.

Am also discussing the box construction with a local carpenter to determine basic cost to have the timber cut to required dimensions - these will be hardwood of a timber similar to the originals

Then I should have an idea of cost price and be able to determine if the manufacture of reproductions is likely to be viable.

Drop me a PM if subject to price you'd be interested in any repros.

Thanks

Tim

[Tim Bell]

All the quotes I had back to accurately repro these boxes have made it a better bet for me to simply get originals... I only need 4...

Here are two I picked up recently... both are empty, bar the pair of labels inside the lids.

Battery6v-1.jpg

Battery6v-2.jpg

Now I need to start thinking about the Battery Carrier No 18... anyone got one of these they can measure please... Drawings in the manual are fairly basic and I guess I can work it out based on the dimensions of the batteries... but would be better to have dimensions from an original if someone has one, just in case there is some detail not shown in the drawing.

Pics of the battery carrier from the WSC WS19 manual.

Battery6v-Carrier-No18-3.jpg

Battery6v-Carrier-No18-4.jpg

Pic of a similar carrier - though I think for a single battery, so not the carrier no 18 - from a post Geoff put up a while ago...

Battery6v-Carrier-No18-2.jpg



Tim

[car_commander]

Originally Posted by Tim Bell

Now I need to start thinking about the Battery Carrier No 18... anyone got one of these they can measure please... Drawings in the manual are fairly basic and I guess I can work it out based on the dimensions of the batteries... but would be better to have dimensions from an original if someone has one, just in case there is some detail not shown in the drawing.

Pics of the battery carrier from the WSC WS19 manual.

Attachment 86684

Attachment 86685

Pic of a similar carrier - though I think for a single battery, so not the carrier no 18 - from a post Geoff put up a while ago...

Attachment 86686



Tim

Tim,

If you go into production for these frames, I could do with 2 myself. Perhaps quantity will bring the cost down a little.

Regards,
Les.