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Radio Service vans - Tony Griffiths - 19-12-2020
Just pinched from Facebook - a picture that had been thrown away, but rescued.
RE: Radio Service vans - John Cornforth - 19-12-2020
Lovely picture ! Looks like quite a large concern.
I am familiar with garage operators moving into the supply of wireless sets after becoming involved with owners making use of their battery charging services.
Maybe there was another business progression route from pianos via record players to wireless ?
RE: Radio Service vans - Nick Turley - 19-12-2020
How super is that - thanks for posting
RE: Radio Service vans - Mike Costigan - 19-12-2020
A fabulous find.
RE: Radio Service vans - Malcolm Parker - 19-12-2020
Super photo, no relation to me. My family involvement in pianos doesn't extend beyond helping to lift the bl**dy things!
The reg number of the van on the right looks like ALW which I think is a London number. It would be great if we could pinpoint the location of the shot.
A bit of Googling reveals that the Parker Piano Company were a leading manufacturer in their day, at St. James Road, London SE1. Could that be the location?
RE: Radio Service vans - Mike Costigan - 19-12-2020
I think I can make out ALW, AXK, BLW and BGW registrations, which are all London numbers from 1934, so that would confirm Parker's as being a London company, though the St James Road address could be showroom/retail premises rather than the workshops?
RE: Radio Service vans - andrew34ruby - 19-12-2020
I guess they feared the family piano would be replaced by a radio, so they were moving with the trend in order to stay in business, possibly.