Moss Gear Company Ltd (Established 1910)
Dates
- Existence: Established 1910
- Usage: Established 1983
Biography
The Moss Gear Company was established in 1910 in in Aston, West Midlands by the Duckett family, who were originally from Moss Side in Yorkshire.
The company started by manufacturing spiral bevel gears and gearboxes for the car and motorcycle industry. From the 1920s the company starts to expand production into industrial gear boxes prop shafts, agricultural axles and other mechanical components and move to bigger premisses in Tyburn.
During the Second World War, Moss Gear was requisitioned by the Ministry of Defence to make heavy duty transmissions for military vehicles. This caused the factory to be targeted by air raids, however, this did not stop production throughout the war.
After the war Moss Gear resume business and started to make transmission for clients such as Jaguar, Jensen, Morgan, Alvis, AC and Triumph among others and continued providing the industrial and aircraft industries.
In 1966, Moss closed the Tyburn factory and opened two sites, one in Wales and another one in Accrington, splitting production between the two sites.
By 1982, however, the company had to undergo restructuring and the Accrington site was sold to a newly formed company by their own management team F. P. W. Axles. A year later the Wales factory went into receivership and the remaining company was sold.
Today, F.P.W. continues in business making axles for utility vehicles, such as street sweepers, forklifts and electric-powered vehicles.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Blueprints and Elevation Drawings, c1909- 1939
Dodgem Car Blueprint, 4 March 1933
Blueprint of side elevation of dodgem car, stamped by The Moss Gear Company Ltd, Birmingham.
Orton and Spooner Collection
This collection contains a large selection of archives from the Orton and Spooner Company. The collection comprises photographs and cabinet card images showing carved work, structural work and classic painted work, 4 boxes of notes, invoices and clippings, 8 drawers of plans and blueprints, 2 folders of ride specifications and order forms, accounts books and a library of source books showing turn of the century art used by the artists in the company.