Shelley Jacks - Page 4
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Last updated
22 April 2024
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Other vintage British car jack databases:
George Radion in Australia has a database on Australian-made Jacks
Request to vendors: Please feel free to use the information from these databases in your adverts. An acknowledgement of the source would be most welcome. However, please do not twist any of the information. Where I say along the lines: 'May be for car X' please make this clear in your advert. An altered statement saying: 'It is for car X' will create false facts and misinformation. If you know for certainty a jack's heritage please contact me so that I can amend the entry. Thank you.
Page 1 - Pre-War and by height; DL jacks; Triple Lift jacks; and Double Lift jacks
Pages 2 & 3 - Unmarked Barrel Jacks; LJ Series Screw Jacks in Numerical Order
Page 4 - Commercial Jacks, Jacks By Lifting Capacity, Side Lift and Tangye Shelley Scissor Jacks
Commercial Jacks followed by Jacks By Lifting Capacity, Side Lift and Tangye Shelley Scissor
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Description: The jack measures 9.75" closed and 17" fully open. It weighs slightly over 5kg. First 2 photos courtesy of Nigel Bryant. See more photos of this jack under restoration. Information received from Rupert Condick suggests that this jack was supplied during WW2 in 3 sizes: 1.5 Ton, 2 Ton and 3 Ton. The 3rd photo is from a WW2 Austin Commercial 5 Ton Vehicle spares list. Applicable Vehicles: WW2 Austin Commercial 5 Ton Vehicles, courtesy of Rupert Condick. Jack Handle Type: Approx 36" single bar with a wooden/metal handle. Year Dates Noted: 1938, 1940, 1947, 1948, 1949 Value: Average price paid in 2011 = £4.49 - 2 sales Average price paid in 2012 = £0.99 - 1 sale Average price paid in 2013 = £0.99 - 1 sale Average price paid in 2015 = £12.25 - 2 sales Average price paid in 2019 = £8.50 - 2 sales Average price paid in 2020 = £4.00 - 1 sale Average price paid in 2022 = £15.00 - 1 sale Average price paid in 2023 = £11.99 - 1 sale
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Shelley 9 Inch Commercial Description: This Shelley 9" Commercial jack is 10" closed. It is cast 9" COMMERCIAL on one side plus a small motif at the base which reads CBS. The other side has SHELLEY (plus date) PATENT APPLIED FOR. The handle drive hole is cast R T SHELLEY OIL JACK FREQUENTLY. Photo and details courtesy of George Radion in Australia. Applicable Vehicles: Not known. Jack Handle Type: Not known. Year Dates Noted: 1939, 1940 Value:
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Shelley 9 Inch Commercial - Military Base Plate Extension Description: This Shelley 9" Commercial jack is 11" closed because of its revised body and extended base plate, probably for military use in 'off road' scenarios. Its Tread plate base is 8" x 7". Casting details are the same as the entry above First 4 photos courtesy of NewMoody. Next two were supplied by Darren Tebbit. 5th photo tool kit for the WD Austin K2Y Ambulance courtesy of Rupert Condick. 6th photo tool kit for the WD Austin 3 Ton vehicles courtesy of Rupert Condick. Applicable Vehicles: WW2 WD Austin K2Y Ambulance. 1939 to 1945. WW2 WD Austin 3 ton vehicles. 1939 to 1945. Jack Handle Type: As shown in last picture courtesy of Rupert Condick. Year Dates Noted: 1936, 1939, 1940, 1944 Value: Average price paid in 2010 = £7.99 - 1 sale Average price paid in 2011 = £9.99 - 1 sale Average price paid in 2012 = £15.23 - 1 sale Average price paid in 2021 = £24.00 - 1 sale
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Description: Shelley 1 Ton. Only details as shown in the photos. Cast SHELLEY 1953 (others will likely have other dates) on one side and 1 TON vertically on the other. Only Shelley jack I have seen with a cover plate on the base. Looks identical to the Shelley LJ31 but without the casting. Applicable Vehicles: The owner reported signs of original yellow paint which could make it a GPO vehicle jack; perhaps a Morris Minor Van. Jack Handle Type: Not known but likely to be the same as the Shelley LJ31. Year Dates Noted: 1953 Value: Average price paid in 2021 = £23.00 - 1 sale
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Shelley 4 Ton DL Description: This Shelley 4 Ton DL Jack is twin screw. Height closed is 11". The base measures 8" x 7" and weighs 10kg. Top cover is cast SHELLEY, 4 TON DL, 1945 (or other date), OIL JACK FREELY. First photo supplied by Darren Tebbits. Applicable Vehicles: Not known. Jack Handle Type: As shown in second photo. Believed to be original as it certainly has an age related patina. Photo courtesy of Stuart Smith. Year Dates Noted: 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1947 Value: Average price paid in 2010 = £13.06 - 1 sale Average price paid in 2011 = £11.62 - 2 sales Average price paid in 2014 = £23.31 - 3 sales Average price paid in 2015 = £15.25 - 3 sales Average price paid in 2016 = £25.00 - 1 sale Average price paid in 2017 = £31.66 - 3 sales Average price paid in 2018 = £25.85 - 3 sales Average price paid in 2019 = £21.66 - 3 sales Average price paid in 2020 = £8.99 - 3 sales Average price paid in 2022 = £60.00 - 1 sale Average price paid in 2023 = £16.25 - 2 sales
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Shelley 4 Ton Description: This Shelley 4 Ton Jack has 47 cast on it. Totally different to the 4 ton jack immediately above. No other details. Applicable Vehicles: Not known. Jack Handle Type: Not known. Year Dates Noted: 1946, 1947 Value: Average price paid in 2010 = £29.99 - 1 sale Average price paid in 2012 = £11.50 - 1 sale Average price paid in 2014 = £16.00 - 1 sale Average price paid in 2020 = £10.00 - 1 sale
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Shelley Labels are available from Sean Johnson
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Shelley - BMC Mini and Mini Cooper 1968> Description: The jack measures 14.5". The spigot on this jack is a 'U' with a collar as shown in the 4th photo. Top label when legible after these years reads TS TANGEYE SHELLEY ROLLAFIT MADE IN ENGLAND PATENT No. 865130. The lower label reads: IMPORTANT IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THIS JACK IS USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS. The second to last photo is taken from a 1968 Morris Mini Driver's Handbook. I have a suspicion that the final photo is also a Shelley jack. The only difference I can see is the change in design of the foot, having no step on the top edge. Any information most welcome. Applicable Vehicles: BMC Mini and Mini Cooper from 1968. Reported by one vendor to be also for the Wolseley Hornet and Riley Elf - confirmation required. Possibly Wolseley 1500 - seen in boot at Mathewsons Car Auction. See the Vehicle Jack database for other Austin/Morris/BMC/Rover Mini jacks. Jack Handle Type: As shown. Year Dates Noted:
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Shelley Rollafit MG Midget and AH Sprite Description: 16.5 inch side lift jack as the one above except for the 3/8 inch cross section of the winder. The base is 5 15/16 inches by 13/16 inches. also this one has a inverted U spigot enabling flush folding. The spigot is 4 15/16 inches long. Top label when legible after these years reads SHELLEY ENGLAND "ROLLALIFT" PAT No. 865130. The lower label reads: IMPORTANT IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THIS JACK IS USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS DETAILED IN THE DRIVERS HANDBOOK OTHERWISE FAILURE WILL OCCUR. Applicable Vehicles: MG Midget and Austin Healey Sprite from June 1963 onwards. This inverted T jack was found in late Mark II, Mark III, and Mark IV Sprites. See also Metallifacture for the other Midget and Sprite jack covering this time frame and marks. These jacks have been found painted either a black, red orange or a grey blue. Information courtesy of Robert Hall in the USA. Prior to this the Austin Healey Sprite had a King Dick or Smiths Steadylift A-Frame jack. Jack Handle Type: Ratchet as shown. Year Dates Noted:
Value: Average price paid in 2015 = £20.00 - 1 sale Average price paid in 2017 = £20.00 - 1 sale Average price paid in 2018 = £18.50 - 2 sales Average price paid in 2020 = £30.00 - 1 sale Average price paid in 2021 = £23.51 - 1 sale
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Description: This 16.5 inch side lift jack is the same as the one above except it has a rectangular lifting arm with the open side up. The jack is 16 inches high; the foot is 6 inches wide and the body is 2 3/8 inches wide. Top label reads SHELLEY ENGLAND "ROLLALIFT" PAT No. 865130. The lower label reads: IMPORTANT IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THIS JACK IS USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS DETAILED IN THE DRIVERS HANDBOOK OTHERWISE FAILURE WILL OCCUR. Applicable Vehicles: Austin/Morris/Riley 1100/1300. Vanden Plas Princess 1100. Jack Handle Type: Ratchet. Year Dates Noted:
Value: Average price paid in 2017 = £16.99 - 1 sale Average price paid in 2019 = £9.50 - 2 sales Average price paid in 2022 = £34.74 - 2 sales
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Shelley Rollalift - Rectangle Spigot Description: This side lift jack is 21" high and weighs 8.5lb. The solid lift bar is 1.125" square. The label says: Shelley England Rollalift. Pat No.865130. Second and third photos and details supplied by Ian Hunter. Applicable Vehicles: The Shelley Rollalift was supplied with the Jaguar 4.2L MK10, Jaguar 420, 420G, and Daimler DS420 Limousine. Also shown is the Jaguar wheel brace. Information and first photo supplied by Nick Tarlton. See also Metallifacture for the Mk10 3.8L Claimed by at least 2 Aston Martin Ebay vendors to be for the Aston Martin DBS & V8 - Confirmatory information required please. Jack Handle Type: Integrated. Year Dates Noted:
Value: Average price paid in 2010 = £23.30 - 1 sale Average price paid in 2011 = £10.00 - 1 sale Average price paid in 2012 = £20.87 - 2 sales Average price paid in 2014 = £29.22 - 2 sales Average price paid in 2015 = £19.99 - 2 sales Average price paid in 2016 = £19.49 - 2 sales Average price paid in 2018 = £97.57 - 5 sales Average price paid in 2019 = £69.02 - 2 sales Average price paid in 2020 = £74.50 - 8 sales Average price paid in 2023 = £400.00 - 1 sale
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Description: The ShelleyRollafit jack is 17" high and weighs 8.5lb. It has a round lift spigot. All 6 pictures are of the same jack before and after restoration, courtesy of Tom Aczel. Of interest is the newly made Shelley Jack label. The following is written by Tony Brown from Rougemount in the USA and is also reproduced in the King Dick database on this site and the MG Experience Forum ( http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?71,2242859 ):
"Clausager in his ORIGINAL MGB states that the original red painted King
Dick supplied jack (AHH6538) was superseded by a stronger version also
supplied by King Dick (AHH 6538)in May of 1973. In February 1974; a
black Metallifacture jack(BHH5329)was supplied and continued until the
end of production. No mention of any jack produced by Shelley for the
MGB is given by Clausager. The Shelley jack is somewhat of an anomaly;
finding its way into both the North American and CKD Australian markets,
but being associated primarily with MK1 MGBs in both places. Examples of
the Shelley jack have been found in North American MGBs until the
British Leyland buyout in 1969 but are not reported by owners past that
date. Applicable Vehicles: It was supplied with some MGBs for the Australian and USA markets up to 1969. However, most MGBs were supplied with a similar King Dick jack and later a Metallifacture jack as discussed above. It has come to light that some Australian MGB CKD kits were also supplied with Australian-built APAC jacks. Details courtesy of Roger Taylor in Australia. For other MGB jacks see the King Dick, Metallifacture and Metallifacture (Early). It was also supplied in the toolkits of the Humber Hawk and Super Snipe - Information from a collector in New Zealand. One Ebay seller claims it was OEM for the Jaguar Mk X. Jack Handle Type: Integrated. Year Dates Noted: No dates on the jack. Value: Average price paid in 2013 = £0.99 - 1 sale Average price paid in 2014 = £20.49 - 2 sales Average price paid in 2015 = £11.53 - 3 sales Average price paid in 2016 = no sales Average price paid in 2017 = £14.00 - 2 sales Average price paid in 2019 = £37.00 - 1 sale Average price paid in 2021 = £30.99 - 2 sales
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Shelley Sunbeam Alpine & Tiger Description: Shelley made at least 2 side lift jacks for the later Sunbeam Alpines and Tigers. These are very similar to a Metalifacture jack which was also supplied during production. The first jack (black - picture 1 to 5) was for the Sunbeam Alpine Mks 1 to 4 and the Tiger Mk 1; the 6th picture was for the Mk2 Tiger. The jacks have stops on the lifting arms to prevent the arm going too far into the car's bracket. The stops are either a dowel or a cut and bend. The final 2 pictures show the location of the lifting arm into the chassis and the wheel brace which doubles up as the jack winder. Photos courtesy of Michel Nury Applicable Vehicles: Sunbeam Alpine Mks 1 to 4 Sunbeam Tiger Mks 1 & 2 Jack Handle Type: Not known, either ratchet or wheel brace. Year Dates Noted: 1959 to 1967. Value:
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Description: Tangye Shelley scissor jack showing the TS label and the BMC packaging. Only other details as shown in the photos Applicable Vehicles: BMC. Vehicle unknown - information required. Jack Handle Type: Not known Year Dates Noted:
Value: Average price paid in 2019 = £26.88 - 1 sale
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Description: The diagrams are from the Mini Moke Service Manual. The car came with one of the 2 jacks shown in the first diagram. The first is a Shelley scissor jack (first photo). The other is a Metallifacture cantilever jack, identical to ones supplied with the Mini. Information supplied by Jose Bartute. Photos of the jack required please. Applicable Vehicles: BMC Mini Moke. Jack Handle Type: Ratchet handle with a square hole. Year Dates Noted: 1962 to 1969 - car production is listed as 1962 to 1993. However, the label on the jack shown is Shelley. Tangye bought Shelley in 1969 and changed the labelling to TS. Value:
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Description: This scissor jack supplied by Shelley is for the Triumph TR4A. The winding hole is a circular plate with a hole. The saddle has 'ears' to maintain accurate location on the chassis member. The handle has a circular hook. The top photo is from the TR4A Driver's Handbook. Information courtesy of Dr. Richard Harvey. The second photo is from an unknown concours car in the USA. If the owner would like to contact me I will attribute the photo to him. Some TR4A owners have recorded Tangye Shelley as the supplier of this jack. The TR4A production was 1965 to 1967, but Shelley was not bought out by Tangye until 1969. Clearly, then, this jack must be attributed solely to Shelley. Applicable Vehicles: Triumph TR4A Jack Handle Type: As shown in photo. Year Dates Noted:
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Description: Scissor action series of jacks supplied by Shelley. Compared to the jack above for the TR4A this one has a flat jacking pad and the winding eye has 'wings'. The TR5 and TR250 production was 1967 to 1968, but Shelley was not bought out by Tangye until 1969. Clearly, then, this jack must be attributed solely to Shelley. The later Dolomite would have been supplied by Tangye Shelley. Applicable Vehicles: Shelley supplied the Triumph TR5, TR250. Jack Handle Type: As shown in the 3rd to 5th photos, courtesy Michael Soubry. Year Dates Noted:
Value: Average price paid in 2009 = £22.99 - 1 sale Average price paid in 2010 = £53.31 - 4 sales Average price paid in 2011 = £40.00 - 2 sales Average price paid in 2012 = £5.25 - 2 sales Average price paid in 2013 = £7.00 - 2 sales Average price paid in 2014 = £18.25 - 2 sales Average price paid in 2015 = £26.87 - 4 sales Average price paid in 2016 = £45.90 - 9 sales Average price paid in 2017 = £18.51 - 3 sales Average price paid in 2018 = £9.95 - 1 sale Average price paid in 2019 = £30.00 - 1 sale Average price paid in 2020 = £15.00 - 2 sales Average price paid in 2021 = £6.00 - 1 sale Average price paid in 2022 = £21.00 - 2 sales Average price paid in 2023 = £17.00 - 1 sale
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Description: Scissor action series of jacks supplied by Tangye Shelley. Most noticeable difference to the Triumph jack above is the winding hole and circular jacking point. Applicable Vehicles: Triumph TR6 Jack Handle Type: As shown in photos. Year Dates Noted:
Value: Average price paid in 2015 = £13.09 - 1 sale Average price paid in 2016 = £44.02 - 1 sale Average price paid in 2017 = £46.00 - 1 sale Average price paid in 2018 = £41.00 - 1 sale
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Description: Only details as shown in the photos. Looks very similar to the Triumph Spitfire. Applicable Vehicles: Triumph Dolomite Jack Handle Type: As shown in photos. Year Dates Noted:
Value: Average price paid in 2017 = £19.00 - 1 sale Average price paid in 2018 = £20.00 - 1 sale Average price paid in 2021 = £27.99 - 2 sales Average price paid in 2022 = £10.00 - 1 sale Average price paid in 2023 = £11.99 - 1 sale
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Tangye Shelley Triumph 2000 Mk1 Description: This jack appears similar to the TR5 above except the jacking saddle has 2 pivot rivets. Early jacks would have been supplied by Shelley but after 1969 they would have been Tangye Shelley. Applicable Vehicles: Supplied with the Triumph 2000 Mk1 and 2.5 PI Mk1 (photos 6 & 7 courtesy of NewMoody). These photos are taken from the owner's handbooks. See also Triumph 2000 for other jack type. Jack Handle Type: As shown in the photos Year Dates Noted:
Value: Average price paid in 2019 = £10.00 - 1 sale Average price paid in 2020 = £51.00 - 1 sale Average price paid in 2022 = £15.00 - 1 sale
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Description: This jack appears similar to the Triumph 2000 Mk1 jack above with the exception of the 'butterfly' base. The photos shown are from a 1974 Mk2 Applicable Vehicles: Supplied with the Triumph 2000 Mk2. See also Triumph 2000 for other jack type. Jack Handle Type: As shown in the last photo. Year Dates Noted: 1974 Value: Average price paid in 2022 = £33.00 - 1 sale
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Description: This jack appears identical the the one above except for the jacking plate. Applicable Vehicles: Supplied with the Hillman Imp, Chamois, Sunbeam Imp. Stiletto and commercial Imp van. Jack Handle Type: As shown in the photos. Year Dates Noted:
Value: Average price paid in 2015 = £11.50 - 1 sale Average price paid in 2017 = £17.99 - 1 sale Average price paid in 2019 = £8.99 - 1 sale Average price paid in 2023 = £5.00 - 2 sales
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This jack has an unusual dome jacking disc and the winged winder. It is very similar to a Metallifacture scissor jack that was supplied with some Hillman and Sunbeam cars. Stamped TANGYE SHELLEY on one of the lifting brackets and SWL 15 CWT on the other. 3.75" closed and 14.5" extended. Applicable Vehicles: Possibly the cars associated with the Metallifacture jack: Hillman Avenger , Chrysler Avenger, Talbot Avenger, Hillman Avenger Tiger, Talbot Sunbeam , Chrysler Sunbeam, Talbot Sunbeam Lotus, Sunbeam Ti (Ti is short for Tiger) Jack Handle Type: As shown in the final photo. Year Dates Noted:
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