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Instruction Booklet - Rootes Ltd, 'Preservation and Packing Procedure for Humber Cars', 1950
Reg. No: ST 036625
- Summary:
- Ilustrated factory instructional booklet showing packing and crating of Humber Snipe, Super Snipe and Hawk cars for export. Issued by the Rootes Group, Humber Ltd, Rayton-on-Dunsmore, England. The post-war British car industry was geared almost exclusively to achieving export sales to gain much-needed foreign currency for the nation. Along with the USA, Australia was a major market for British motor cars during this period.
- Description:
- Booklet with extensive printed text.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Mr Anthony Bonica, 1986
| Discipline: | Technology |
| Dimensions: | 240 mm (Width), 350 mm (Length) |
More information
| Tagged with: | motor cars, packaging boxes, road transport, engines, automotive components, shipping crates |
| Themes this item is part of: | Transport Collection, Engineering Collection |
| Primary Classification: | ROAD TRANSPORT |
| Secondary Classification: | Motor Vehicles |
| Tertiary Classification: | packaging for transport |
| Inscriptions: | 'Preservation and Packing Procedure / Humber Cars' |
| Model Name/Number: | Snipe; Super Snipe; Hawk |
| Issued By: | Humber Ltd, Rayton-on-Dunsmore, England, Great Britain, 1950 |
| Organisation Named: | Rootes Group, England, Great Britain, 1950 |
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