Walter Davies
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Born:
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1890
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Place of Birth:
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Spittal, Pembrokeshire
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Famous For: Designed the hugely successful Stepney Spare Motor Wheel.
Biography: Walter Davies designed the Stepney Spare Motor Wheel - production was started on it in 1904. The wheel consisted of a rim with an inflated tyre, which could be temporarily attached to a punctured car wheel. The name followed from the marker's location, Stepney Street in Llanelli. It was a huge success. These wheels were exported all over the world and a factory was established to produce 2000 wheels a month.
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Nicholas, Brazil
In Brazil we call the spare tire "estepe", which is pronounced almost like "step".
Tue Nov 8 13:29:37 2005
Paul Bolding, Bangalore
In India, by extension, a stepney is also a man's extra-marital female lover.
Thu Aug 25 07:45:11 2005
Jim Gregory, Sidcup
Also, he was therefore only 14 when it went into production.
Sat Mar 19 21:53:07 2005
Jim Gregory, Sidcup
In Malta, the spare wheel of a vehicle is still referred to in Maltese as "is-Stepni" (the Stepney).
Sat Mar 19 21:40:20 2005
Jeremy Butterfield, Glasgow
And the word stepney means a spare tyre in modern Indian English.
Wed Jan 5 14:13:43 2005
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