Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Cotton

The Cotton automobile was designed by Alfred John Cotton from Brisbane, Queensland in 1909 for Australian conditions (but built in Scotland).  Alfred Cotton took out a Patent on 24 November 1909 for "Means for utilizing the engines of motor cars for imparting power for useful purposes".

Alfred John Cotton's son, (Fredrick) Sidney Cotton, built a cyclecar - see Cotton Cyclecar post.

24 November 1909 Patent 16405
National Archive of Australia 4275/09

 

15 July 1910 The Pastoralists Review

 






15 December 1909The Pastoralists Review
15 July 1910 The Pastoralists Review

2 January 1911 The Motor In Australia

October 1989 The Automobile

Restored Cars #68 page1-2


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