WEY solved?

[mcl1959]

Saw this at Shepparton swap and got talking to the owner. Apparently his uncle or some other relative worked for the company that made these.
The owners name was William E Yates according to him and this is where the WEY comes from


Ken


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[GreyFC]

I saw this and though what a bargain, but I din't have that much cash on me.

[customFC]

That sounds more plausible than most other guesses. I always thought it might be initials based on the dots between the letters.
Great detective work Ken.
Regards
Alex

[Grey_Lover]

Yeah .. well solved . After all these years ..

[ACE]

Whats the "E" stand for?
ACE  8)

[mcl1959]

Don't know what the E stands for. The guy could not remember his middle name.

Ken

[DJ]

Here's an different guess on WEY

http://oldholden.com/node/65138

[mcl1959]

This has been discussed here as well but if Waggot Engineering in Melbourne was responsible, what is the Melbourne suburb that starts with Y?
The Sydney workshop is in Alstonville.
I don't think Yarraville would be a candidate.
I have never been convinced by this argument.

Ken

[DJ]

Yes, I think your version is more convincing, Ken.

[Dr_Terry]

This has been discussed here as well but if Waggot Engineering in Melbourne was responsible, what is the Melbourne suburb that starts with Y?
The Sydney workshop is in Alstonville.
I don't think Yarraville would be a candidate.
I have never been convinced by this argument.

Ken

Merv Waggot's (Waggot Engineering) workshop was in Yagoona, a suburb of Sydney.

His brother had a company named Ken Waggot Speed Equipment in nearby Belmore.

Both Ken & Graham have passed away, however Ken's son Graham has retired to the far north coast to Alstonville (near Lismore).

I always doubted the Waggot version of WEY, but it was the only plausible solution until now.

Dr Terry