Derek Magrath: "I am re-building an 1899 De Dion Bouton 2-1/4HP tricycle which has been in the same family from new. What makes it even more unusual is that it was made in England by the Motor Manufacturing Company of Coventry. It uses a combination of genuine De Dion parts and parts made under licence by MMC - the De Dion bade is displayed on the surface carburettor, and the crankcases have the MMC name (in full) cast into them.
One thing that is unique to the MMC is the badge or logo on the battery box. It's a rather fancy design and on this trike is incomplete. There are only a handful of MMC trikes in existence and few of the other owners or De Dion enthusiasts I have contacted have ever seen the design and none have a complete example. Can any of PreWarcar's readers help with a complete image of the badge so that I can have some waterslide transfers made? Assuming, of course, that none of them have a bundle of new old stock transfers on the shelf."