Straker-Squire
Sign in to savethumb|right Straker-Squire (also known as Brazil Straker) was a British automobile manufacturer based in Bristol, and later Edmonton in North London.
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- 1910 Straker Squire 2800cc, Nr519, pic15.JPG
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- inception
- 1893-00-00
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- Straker-Squire Limited
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1927-00-00
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- Steam wagons
- Car models
- Bus manufacturing
- Truck models
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thumb|right Straker-Squire (also known as Brazil Straker) was a British automobile manufacturer based in Bristol, and later Edmonton in North London.
The company was formed in 1893 at St Philips, Bristol, as Brazil, Straker & Co by the Irish engineer J.P. Brazil and the London motor agent Sidney Straker. In 1899 Sidney Straker joined forces with Edward Bayley and went into production of steam wagons, joining in partnership with L.R.L. Squire in 1904 and production reached 200 steam wagons by 1906.