Bakery delivery van

P DX368 PH2/6/6

1931

Chris Howell, Charles J. Moon & Son

of Charles J. Moon & Son, Confectioners from Shepton Mallet, Somerset

1 print

type: PRINT

English

Transport, Bakery equipment and supplies industry, Lorries, lorry transport, Shepton Mallet, Graphic Materials

<DIV STYLE="text-align:Justify;font-family:Georgia;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:16;color:#000000;"><P><SPAN><SPAN>5. &lt;B&gt;Delivery van&lt;/B&gt;&lt;P&gt;At the other end of the commercial vehicle scale were smaller delivery vans. Like their larger counterparts they had been available since the end of the nineteenth century and their engines had followed the same development process too. Early examples were mainly bought by larger companies but with a gradual reduction in price they became more affordable to the small business proprietor. Owners took great pride in their vehicle's appearance using them to advertise their trade or products. Some vehicles were even built to resemble the product on offer. The delivery van pictured above - a more conventional looking vehicle - is that of C. J. Moon and Son, pastry-cooks and confectioners in the Somerset market town of Shepton Mallet. It is seen here taking part in the town's parade to celebrate the Silver Jubilee of King George V in 1935.&lt;P&gt;P DX368 PH2/6/6</SPAN></SPAN></P></DIV><DIV STYLE="text-align:Justify;font-family:Georgia;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:16;color:#000000;"><P><SPAN><SPAN>10. &lt;B&gt;Delivery van&lt;/B&gt;&lt;P&gt;At the other end of the commercial vehicle scale were smaller delivery vans. Like their larger counterparts they had been available since the end of the nineteenth century and their engines had followed the same development process too. Early examples were mainly bought by larger companies but with a gradual reduction in price they became more affordable to the small business proprietor. Owners took great pride in their vehicle's appearance using them to advertise their trade or products. Some vehicles were even built to resemble the product on offer. The delivery van pictured above - a more conventional looking vehicle - is that of C. J. Moon and Son, pastry-cooks and confectioners in the Somerset market town of Shepton Mallet. It is seen here taking part in the town's parade to celebrate the Silver Jubilee of King George V in 1935.&lt;P&gt;P DX368 PH2/6/6</SPAN></SPAN></P></DIV>

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RHC copy neg. NMC 35/24655; scanned image