T.J. Richards & Sons [B 28400] • Photograph
T.J. Richards & Sons : Founder
Founder T.J. Richards Esq.
T.J. Richards & Sons : Mutton, Richards and Sheard
Mr A.G. Mutton, Works Superintendent; Mr. C.A. Richards, Managing Director; and Mr F.O. Sheard, Secretary.
T.J. Richards & Sons Ltd : Factory
T.J. Richards & Sons Ltd. 'King of the Road' Motor Body Building Factory, Keswick, S.A.
T.J. Richards & Sons Ltd : New Chassis
Designing the body for the new chassis.
T.J. Richards & Sons Ltd : Seasoned timber
Seasoned timber - showing portion of timber drying shed.
T.J. Richards & Sons Ltd : Wood machines
Wood machines. Cutting the timber into shape.
T.J. Richards & Sons Ltd : Cut timber
Cut timber ready for the assemblers.
T.J. Richards & Sons Ltd : Assembling body frames
Assembling the body frames.
T.J. Richards & Sons Ltd : Assembled frames
Assembled frames ready for the panels.
T.J. Richards & Sons Ltd : Shaping panels
Shaping the panels.
T.J. Richards & Sons Ltd : Oxy-welding panels
All joints on panels are oxy-welded.
T.J. Richards & Sons Ltd : Fixing panels
Fixing the panels on the body frames.
T.J. Richards & Sons Ltd : Making trimmings
Making the leather and hood timmings for the bodies.
T.J. Richards & Sons Ltd : Leather sqabs
Stuffing and fixing in the leather sqabs.
T.J. Richards & Sons Ltd : 'King of the Road' Bodies
A group of 'King of the Road' bodies waiting for the chassis.
T.J. Richards & Sons Ltd : Bodies ready for painters
The bodies fixed on the chassis ready for the painters.
T.J. Richards & Sons Ltd : Paint shop
The paint shop.
T.J. Richards & Sons Ltd : Paint shop
A varnishing and finishing room in the paint shop.
T.J. Richards & Sons Ltd : Power hammers
Power hammers making wind shields and hood stays.
T.J. Richards & Sons Ltd : Fitting shop
Fitting shop - making door locks, hinges etc.
T.J. Richards & Sons Ltd : Store room
A corner of the store room.
T.J. Richards & Sons Ltd : Engine room
The engine room.
T.J. Richards & Sons Ltd : Packing bodies
Packing 'King of the Road' bodies for export to other States.
T.J. Richards & Sons Ltd : Delivering bodies
Delivering 'King of the Road' bodies to the local consumers.