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T. Tingley Ltd. (Manufacturer)

This is a three-wheeled cart used to transport dairy produce, such as milk, butter, cream and eggs, for sale. It consists of frame made of metal bars, with a wooden floor and a metal canopy. It was made by T. Tingley Ltd. of London in 1925. It has various inscriptions, including ‘Pure Milk from Local Farms, est. 1888’, ‘Butter Cream & Eggs, ‘G. Leach & Sons, Woodlands Dairy, Caversham’.

1 cart: wood, metal

MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – ‘Description: Barrow made of metal bars with wooden floor and metal canopy. Two large wooden spoked wheels and one small one at front. Rack on top of canopy and bar handle for pushing. //Before it was conserved the words “licensed to sell Grade A milk from local farmers” were visible as over printing. // Dimensions: Length 125.0cm Width 85.0cm // Height 162.0cm Diameter Large Wheels 77.0cm // Associated information: Inscriptions: Painted. // On canopy: Pure Milk from Local Farms // Est. 1888 // On side panel: G. Leach & Sons, Woodlands Dairy, Caversham. // On end plates: Pure Milk // Butter, Cream & Eggs. // Used for transporting Dairy Produce for sale.’, MERL ‘Object Treatment Report’ – The photographs included in the Report show that the axle is stamped ‘T. Tingley Ltd. // London // [??] 72 // Warranted’ and ’10 // 1925’., MERL Miscellaneous note – ‘This milk barrow was photographed by Jonathan Brown in June 1983 // The following negatives are in the collection: // (1) Whole cart – side 35/20332, 35/20336 (better) // (2) Whole cart – back ‘Pure Milk’ 35/20335 // (3) Whole cart – front ‘Butter, cream, eggs’ 35/20334 // (4) Close up – ‘Butter, cream, eggs’ 35/20333 // (5) Close up – ‘Pure milk’ 35/20337 // Negative cards: 35/20336 // 35/20333’

Greater London [region]

1925 - 1925

Cart, Barrow, milk

Wood, Metal