Tony B Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 (edited) Cleaning up the remains of the doors for the WS 10 trailer has uncovered two plates. Up to now the manufacturer and any details of the trailer has been speculation. The first plate is marked Tickford Ltd, now I know there is a Tickford enginnerring who specalise in performance vehicles, but maybe the brains trust of the Grumps, Catweazle and Degsey, may be able to help me, was there a Tickford Agriculutural Enginners? reason is a lot of the fittings are the same as agricultural trailers. There was also a Tickford coach builders, anyone got any info on them? Below this is Contract: 6/WT/7908/ CB14 (A) Repaired 7/50 Now that corresponds with the earlier info that some went to Australia for use on test ranges. The second plate has: MOD RECORD Assembly Cat No- but no numbers Then 25 boxes numbered 1 to 25 and the letters figures YA8196 Any help greatly appreciated. Edited October 19, 2008 by Tony B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woa2 Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 YA8196 is a part number for a wartime/early postwar Radio piece. Could be the part number for the plate. Try the WS 19 group on http://www.royalsignals.org.uk/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runflat Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 A book came out last year called "Salmons & Sons the Tickford Coachbuilders". Whether it has anything on trailers, I don't know. http://newport-pagnell.org.uk/General.asp?id=SX12F5-A7806048&cat=961 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runflat Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 Oh, and there's a Tickford Owners' Club!! http://www.btinternet.com/~aff/TickfordOwnersClub/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest catweazle (Banned Member) Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 , but maybe the brains trust of the Grumps, Catweazle and Degsey, . :rofl::rofl::rofl:Sorry mate.the only link i know between radio and the army ,is familly favourites.:-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 The firm was originally Salmons coachbuilders, it was changed to Tickfords Ltd, in 1942 when ownership changed. They were doing war work, making ladders, tables, etc. At the end of the war, the Ministry of Supply was giving them work refurbishing and converting vehicle bodies. I think the Contract No. you quote is a post war contract and also only refers to the bodywork. This is born out by the Mod Record plate that seemed to be introduced postwar on vehicles and their sub-assemblies. I would think the actual trailer itself was produced by another manufacturer, do you have any numbers off the chassis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 Sorry Tony, can't add any thing to previous posts, I only know them as coachbuilders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted October 19, 2008 Author Share Posted October 19, 2008 All answers gratfully recived, if someone can tell me no, its as much help as yes. Whoever built it did a very good job, this is a section of th joints. the whole thing should come apart, bot that it will when restored, we know our limitations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean101ryan Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 It was Tickford that built the 80" series one Land Rover station wagons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 YA8196 is a part number for a wartime/early postwar Radio piece. I think that "Y" is the VAOS category for Signal Stores - line & visual, whereas "Z" is the VAOS category for Wireless Sets & Stores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted October 20, 2008 Author Share Posted October 20, 2008 Thank you Clive, The line of sight and radio does make sense. The WS10 was a narrow microwave link, part of the security was that you had to be line of sight to use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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