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Description

This truck owned by Munt, Cottrell & Co Ltd – Customs, Shipping & Forwarding Agents of Wellington, Licensed by H.M. Customs – is in the process of delivering a large wooden sided shipping container full of dairy machinery produced by W.D. Engineering Co Ltd, London, England, to a unknown dairy factory in the Palmerston North region. The machinery was a commercial bottle washer used in the days of milk bottle home delivery. The crate says that it is backed by Evan Cook of London. Evan Cook started as a second-hand furniture business in 1893 and now appears to be part of an international the Constantine group.

Identification

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Relation

CA: Elmar Negative Collection Notebook 2: F626

Date

circa 1940 to circa 1949

Digitisation ID

2012G_ELMAR-3_006200

Held In

"Coolstore"