David HOwroyd and the Sterling sub machine gun

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Pete, Time occasionally Dulls the Mind Mate! Yes indeed, George Pattchett. A HUGE Man
Who used to ride into work on a Brough Superior Motorcycle.

He also invented a Rubber Armoured Torch Frank informed Me. His criteria for testing if it worked was. The usual sand & Ice Bath treatment left over the weekend. Then come in on Monday, get up on the roof of the factory. & drop the torch from the roof onto the hard Standing of the car park!
If it worked after this, it was good to go! My how times have changed in this throw away world!.....

Sterling's also manufactured cylinder vacuum cleaners prior to Making the Sterling Range.
Another little known fact.

Tales from that area of manufacturing are quite amusing I can tell you!