Transport World Apr 30 1938 E.M.B. Flexible Axle Hornless Truck Ad West Bromwich

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This issue of *The Transport World* for April 30, 1938 (Vol. LXXXIII, No. 2664, price one shilling) features a full-cover advertisement for the **E.M.B. Flexible Axle Hornless Truck**, with the E.M.B. Co. Ltd. of West Bromwich claiming it to be “The Best 4-Wheel Truck in the World.” The cover depicts the truck’s patented interlocked air brakes, long semi-elliptic springs, and silent operation. The E.M.B. Co. Ltd. lists its London office at Cecil Chambers, 86 Strand—the same address as the publisher, indicating the geographic and commercial proximity between transport manufacturers and the trade press in pre-war London. The internal pages include a continuation of an “Advertisers in the Illustrated Issues of *The Transport World*” directory on page 111. This directory names numerous transport suppliers, among them: **Leyland Motors, Ltd.**, **Karrier Motors, Ltd.**, **Sunbeam Commercial Vehicles, Ltd.**, **John I. Thornycroft & Co., Ltd.**, **Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd.**, **Westinghouse Brake & Signal Co., Ltd.**, **Park Royal Coachworks, Ltd.**, **Goodyear Tyre & Rubber Co. (G.B.), Ltd.**, **Ferodo, Ltd.**, **Siemens Electric Lamps & Supplies, Ltd.**, **Ransome & Marles Bearing Co., Ltd.**, **General Electric Co., Ltd.**, **Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd.**, **Nobel Chemical Finishes, Ltd.**, **Maley & Taunton, Ltd.**, and **Young Accumulator Co. (1929), Ltd.**, as well as firms such as **Halley & T.S.M., Ltd.** and **Gledhill-Brook Time Recorders, Ltd.** Th

• Year: 1938
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good

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