Wagons built by Jesse Ellis – Jesse Ellis Wagons of Maidstone

Buck Wagon, Built 1898. The first type of steam lorry to be built by Jesse Ellis. Note the steering is the opposite end to the boiler. Steersman is Jesse Ellis Junior.

Buck Wagon, 1898. Note the chain drive to the wheels.

Works No: 2. The second wagon, with the driving wheels first. 1899.

Works No: 3. The third design with the driver and steersman separated once again. Built 1898, sold to Dartford Brewery 1899.

Works No: 4. This is a 2 Ton wagon, De Dion boiler, chain drive, 1899. Ended up being purchased by Fremlin Brewery. Withdrawn in 1907.

Works No: 5. This is a Double framed tipping wagon, with the first crossed water tube boiler fitted. 1900.

Works No13. Egypt wagon fitted with a Fire Tube boiler, supplied to the Egyptian Government 1902

Works No 14. This is a 3 Ton, street cleaning & tipping wagon, built for Cairo Sanitary Administration. 1903.

Works No: 14. Same 3 Ton, street cleaning & tipping wagon, built for Cairo Sanitary Administration. 1903.

Works No: 16. Reg: D446. 3 Ton wagon built for Dartford Brewery 1903.

Works No: 17.This is a 5 Ton steam motor wagon, supplied to the Clyde Engineering Co, Granville & Sydney, Australia. 1903.

Works No: 18. Reg: D337. This is a 3 Ton double framed wagon, built for Style & Winch Brewery, Maidstone. 1903.

Works No: 19. Reg: D330. 3 Ton wagon, supplied to J. Batchelor & Son. Ashford. 1903.

Works No: 20. Reg: A78. a 5 Ton double framed wagon, with fire tube boiler. Built for The Royal Arsenal Co-operative, Woolwich. 1903.

Works No: 21. Reg: D974. a 3 Ton double framed wagon with fire tube boiler, supplied to J. Balmforth & Co. 1904.

Works No: 22. This is a 3 Ton double framed wagon, with fire tube boiler. Built for C. Hammerton & Co. 1904.

Works No: 23. Reg: D1109. 3 Ton double framed wagon, with fire tube boiler. Built for Fremlin Bros, Maidstone. 1904.

Works No: 24. Reg: D1196. 3 Ton double framed wagon, with fire tube boiler. Built for Johnson Iron & Steel Co. 1904.

Works No: 26. a 3 Ton double framed wagon, with crossed watertube boiler 2nd type. Built for Barraud & Abraham. New Zealand. 1904. Bits of it still remaining in New Zealand!

Wheel hub of works No: 26. The wagon that went to New Zealand. The hub was cast in Brewer Street, Maidstone.

Works No: 29. Double framed wagon, with crossed watertube boiler 2nd type. Steam Omnibus to carry 20 passengers and 10 cwt. of luggage on the roof. Two speeds, fast 10mph, slow 5mph! Jesse Ellis driving, Frank Beadle & Walter Wilcox behind. The Bus never found a percheser as a bus, but the frame sold to J. Allen.1910

Works No: 30. Reg: D1561. 3 Ton double framed tipping wagon, with fire tube boiler. Built for Maidstone Corporation. 1904.

Works No: 31. Reg: D1551. 3 Ton double framed wagon, with fire tube boiler. Built for E.H.Kelsey, Culverden, Brewery, Tunbridge Well. 1904.

Works No: 32. Reg: D1496. Single framed wagon, with crossed watertube boiler 2nd type. Kept as a demonstrator, then sold to Fremlin Bros. Maidstone. 1904. being the third purchased and run until 1920.

Works No: 33. a 3 Ton Single framed tipping wagon, with a crossed water tube boiler. Supplied to Hajee Ismail Sait, Bangalore.1906.

Works No: 36. Reg: D1822. The first design of locomotive type boiler to be built by Jesse Ellis. was this 5 Ton wagon. supplied to Dartford Brewery. 1905.

Works No: 37. Reg: D1803. 5 Ton locomotive type boiler. Supplied to Charrington Brewery. Gravesend. 1905.

Works No: 41. Reg: D2891. This 5 Ton wagon, with a crossed water tube boiler. Supplied to Fremlin Bros. Maidstone. 1906. Run until 1927. Driver Wally Cruttenden right. & Trouncer Brigood left. Delivering beer in Maidstone, 1923.

Works No: 43. Reg: D3457. 2 Ton wagon, fire tube boiler single frame with epicyclic gearbox. Sold to H.Summers & Son. 1907. Note the boiler is beside the driver not in front.

Works No: 43. Same Reg: D3457. As it was in its later days, then owned by Arnold’s of Branbridges, East Peckham, Kent.

Works No: 45. Reg: DC114. This 5 Ton locomotive type boiler, single frame with street watering body. 1906. Was the last wagon to be exhibited at Olympia Motor Show.

Works No: 44. Reg: D5058. 6 Ton locomotive type boiler, Single frame, sold to S.C.Gilson & Son.1907. Still running in 1920. (Not unlike a Foden in shape) but 10 years before Foden starting building wagons!