BEAN / UK

 

BEAN  / Great Britain / Tipton-Dudley  (1919 - 1929 )

The British BEAN  ( 1919 - 1929) was a remodelling of the PERRY light car, whose manufactures were taken over by Harper Sons & Bean. Their best year was 1922 with ca 4,000 cars sold. 4-wheel brakes were introduced as early as 1925. Despite building a new factory and switching to assembly line production, production and sales continued to decline.

After a new investor was found, the steel company Hadfield Limiteds and the last models were named BEAN - HADFIELD. Nevertheless, the company had to close in 1929.

Made by HARPERS SON & BEAN LTD before it became BEAN in 1919

Size	6.0 cm x 7.6 cm
Year	1919
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Size	5.8  x  6.9 cm
Year	1920 - 1925
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backside without makers mark

1920 advertisment showing the new emblem:

there are two sizes of the bue / white emblem

BEAN exported to many countries, especially successfully to Australia but also to Scandinavia.

contemporary photo showing a 1922 BEAN with weather protection at the sides, registered in Denmark

 

 The BEAN 16 - 80 HP and the type 14 had a modernized rectangular emblem:

 

Size	6.0 cm x 7.6 cm
Year	1927
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backside without makers mark

 

 The last years the emblem became round:

 

Size	6.1 cm
Year	1928
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backside without makers mark

 

Starting in 1928  the vehicles typ 14/45 were equipped with BEAN HADFIELD emblems.

Size	6.1  cm
Year	1928 - 1929
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backside without makers mark

The last BEAN passenger car was built in 1929. Commercial cars were sold until 1931 but they had only a steel emblem.

For more emblems see older posts or top right (list of carmakers).

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