1950
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With origins dating back to 1899 Park Royal Vehicles were a long established manufacturer of bus and coach bodies and with their proximity to AEC, the builder’s of ‘London’s Buses’, they held a formidable place in the provision of buses for London Transport. This was further cemented when, in 1949, they became part of ACV…
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What a colourful advert from 1950 for the Blackpool based coachbuilder H V Buringham. Formed in 1928/30 Burlingham gained a reputation for quality and although they produced for many operators they were often most associated with local operators Blackpool Corporation and Ribble Motor Services (down the road in Preston) for whom they constructed some very…
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Description Guide vanes in the 19 foot Pressure Wind Tunnel at Langley Aeronautical Laboratory, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, form an ellipse 33 feet high and 47 feet wide. The 23 vanes force the air to turn corners smoothly as it rushes through the giant passages. If vanes were omitted, the air would pile up…
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Happy days at sea with Edmondson’s delicious and wholesome Red Seal chocolates and toffees! There are, of course, today, some subtly different connorations to the word ‘crusing but in the 1950s the reference was to the happy sea-going excursions that marked such a part of many holidays and pleasure resorts. Founded in 1880 the comapny…
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Happy days at sea with Edmondson’s delicious and wholesome Red Seal chocolates and toffees! There are, of course, today, some subtly different connorations to the word ‘crusing but in the 1950s the reference was to the happy sea-going excursions that marked such a part of many holidays and pleasure resorts. Founded in 1880 the comapny…
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Happy days at sea with Edmondson’s delicious and wholesome Red Seal chocolates and toffees! There are, of course, today, some subtly different connorations to the word ‘crusing but in the 1950s the reference was to the happy sea-going excursions that marked such a part of many holidays and pleasure resorts. Founded in 1880 the comapny…
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Oct., 1949. via Flickr http://flic.kr/p/dvuyVE
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Oct., 1949. via Flickr http://flic.kr/p/dvoZJT
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