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Karrier Bantam van to a mobile shop has recently been completed by C. Allen and Son (Bristol), Ltd., Hallen Works, Hallen, Bristol. in carrying out this work, the near-side panels and framework were removed and a new side made.
The whole of the framing isin hardwood, the panelling being in 18-gauge aluminium. The inside is lined in hardboard.
Constructed in 9 mm. plywood, the serving counter is placed centrally. It D12 is covered with grey linette Formica, and edged with polished aluminium moulding. To hold various trays, fulllength racks, made of 1-in, by 1-in. by Fin, mild-steel angle welded together, are used. There are two display cabinets, each of which contains three glass shelves. Each cabinet is faced with 1-in, plateglass windows set in rubber channelling, whilst the backs are enclosed by jackknife doors.
A hand-basin, placed in the bulkhead is supplied with water from a Therm-Urn mounted on the platform of the Luton front. Ther-e are three gas lamps for interior lighting and these, together with a gas heater, are supplied from a Calor gas cylinder carried in the cab.
For ventilation there are two Flettner rotary vents in the roof and two hinged Airtite vents in the rear doors. During inclement weather an independent glazed frame with a sliding window can be secured in the serving-counter aperture. Care has been taken in the general construction to prevent the possibility of dust and dirt contaminating the goods.