THE first mobile ice-cream manufs turing unit to be introduced
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Scotland is now at work in the Paisl area. It is operated by G. Porrelli at Co., Underwood Lane, Paisley, wl already operate five normal ice-crea mobile shops.
The vehicle was built specially Porrelli's requirements by Archiba Scott, Ltd„ Bellshill, who have specialim in ice-cream vans, but have not previous made a manufacturing unit. The vehic is based on a Commer 14--ton chassis, al the timber-framed, aluminium-panelh body has an overall length Of 17 ft. 6 the width being 6 ft. 6 in.
The manufacturing equipment carried under the floor in a compartrne 4 ft. 6 in. long, 2 ft. 6 in. deep and 2 . wide. Housed in this compartment a an Onan 5 CCK 5R 5-kW.. generate with Onan Vacuflo cooling. This ur serves the freezer, the fluorescent ro lighting and ancillary needs. There also a Sternette 1/3 H:P hermetical sealed unit of the S.3.614 single-pha type which covers the dual-purpo cabinet located at the rear of the vehicl Refrigeration work was handled Automatic Cooling Engineers, Ltd. (ince porating Ace Refrigeration) of Glasgo. and fittings and equipment employ' internally include a Taylor twin-head 7: continuous freezer, and a hot-water has fed from a 10-gal. tank heated by ti exhaust of the Onari unit. The equi ment's controls are located in a pan adjacent to the driver's seat, so that effe tive control of the unit can be maintain' while on the move.
Porrelli are also having a smaller ve sion of this' unit built by the san concern, but this time incorporating Taylor single-head 731 unit.