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Duncan & Fraser

c. 1898, Photograph, B 14103

Photographs of types of horse drawn vehicles made by Duncan & Fraser 1880-1905. Duncan and Fraser, 46 Franklin Street. Carriage, Buggy and Tramcar Builders. Letterhead reads as follows "James N Duncan, Robert Duncan, AW Duncan, RA Duncan. High-grade carriages and buggies. Builders of Electric Tram Cars for The Adelaide Municipal Tramways, The Bendigo Tramways, The Ballarat Tramways, North Melbourne Tramways, Estimates and Designs for all classes of electric tram cars and trailers. Agents for Argyll Motors Ltd., Glasgow, Makers of the famous Argyll Motor Cars, the Silent Running Singer Motor Cars, also for Six Cylinder Standard Motor Cars. Customers' cars are driven by members of our staff only at customers' risk. North British Rubber Co. Limited, Manufacturers of the Premier Rubber Tyres for Carriages and Buggies"

Duncan & Fraser

c. 1912, Photograph, B 14103X

Duncan & Fraser advertising used as letterhead. [Note: The car depicted is likely to be an Argyll, for although the company became synonymous with Ford cars in South Australia, they apparently were selling Argyll and Standard vehicles in the earliest years of motoring. The motor vehicle in the letterhead looks very Argyll-like for the years 1909 to maybe 1914.][From another researcher: The name Argyll is just visible under the drawing. Duncan & Fraser were also agents for Standard cars from 1908 until the company went into liquidation in 1927. They aquired the Standard agency before they started with Ford but they did not sell in the same numbers and have been largely forgotten.]