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Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22446 Location: UK

Neil dropped me a line with this question, does anyone know of this firm?

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Hi I have some old tools made by Seabrook Bros and I cannot find any info other than whats in the subject line above.

The tools are bicycle tools and the company is proving to be very difficult to track down. Have you heard of them? or even better still do you have any links etc where I might gain some info.

Any help will much appreciated

regards
Neil Mackay
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Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22446 Location: UK

Neil sent this old ad in, does it ring a bell with anyone??

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mikeC · Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 8:06 pm Post subject:

OK. Watch this space!
I did quite a bit of research on the Seabrook brothers, having rescued the remains of a 1923 Seabrook 9/19 from the bleak Durham moors back in the early 1970s.
The poor old thing was really too far gone, and had it been, say, a bullnose Morris, it would have been dismantled for the parts. Since, however, it appeared to be the sole survivor (and still appears to be!) it has been preserved in a state of limbo for the last thirty-plus years.
A couple of years ago my brother took the thing over, and actually started to make progress, but now a Frazer Nash has muscled in on his time, so progress has stopped for the moment.
Anyway, I will dig out the info I have, and post it here shortly...

peter scott · Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7118 Location: Edinburgh

Hi Mike,

If your avatar is anything to go by it looks great.

Welcome to the forum.

Peter
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mikeC · Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2009 7:25 am Post subject:

Hi Peter, thanks for the welcome.
No, the avatar is a 1922 Star 11.9hp, which I bought with 12,000 miles under its belt, and sold a couple of year's ago with 18,000 miles showing.
Having added 50% of its mileage, I decided it was better for someone else to slow things down Very Happy

roverdriver · Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2009 10:42 am Post subject:

Searching in the Georgano encyclopedia, I found this-

Seabrook (GB) 1920-1928
(1) Seabrook Bros Ltd, London EC 1920-1926
(2) Seabrook Bros Ltd, London S.W.3 1926-1928

Seabrook Bros were a firm of motor factors who imported the Regal (later RMC) before the war, and began to make their own car in 1920. This was an advanced machine with an 11.9 hp 4-cylinder engine using aluminium pistons and cylinder head. It proved too expensive to make, and was replaced in 1921 by a 9.8 hp model with a Dorman engine. In 1923 an 11.9 hp Meadows-engined model was added, which became the only model from 1925 onwards.
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mikeC · Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2009 8:22 pm Post subject:

buzzy bee · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 3382 Location: South Cheshire

Hi

Slightly off topic, maybe you could post it elsewhere, do you have any pics of your old star, bigger than your avatar? A friend has an early Star car.

Cheers

Dave

mikeC · Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 9:59 am Post subject:

mikeC · Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 12:28 pm Post subject:

Back to Seabrooks, here are photos of our car as it was in 2007, and of a similar car taken in 1923 to show what it should look like:

peter scott · Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7118 Location: Edinburgh

Hi Mike,

Your's looks to be more sporting than the one in the second photo although it also appears to have been used competitively.

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buzzy bee · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 3382 Location: South Cheshire

Hi

Thanks for the history in the other thread! Very Happy

Cheers

Dave

mikeC · Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 7:29 pm Post subject:

RoyS · Joined: 12 Aug 2009 Posts: 2

Hi, Neil

I am Roy Seabrook and Percy Seabrook was my grandfather. I know little about him and am very keen to find out about any of the bicycles and cars that he made in the early 1900s . Really interested to know what bits and pieces you have and any any info. on the Seabrook brothers.

Looking forward to hearing from you,

RoyS.

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Hi I have some old tools made by Seabrook Bros and I cannot find any info other than whats in the subject line above.

The tools are bicycle tools and the company is proving to be very difficult to track down. Have you heard of them? or even better still do you have any links etc where I might gain some info.

Any help will much appreciated

regards
Neil Mackay[/quote]

RoyS · Joined: 12 Aug 2009 Posts: 2

Hi, MikeC

Great to read your info. on the Seabrook Bros. My name is Roy Seabrook and Percy Seabrook was my grandfather but I don't know a great deal about his business. Was the photo of you in your garage in 2007 a Seabrook car?

Perhaps we can make contact

RoyS