New Venture with Mobile Shops
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THE construction of mobile shops is a new venture in bodybuilding for Jones Bros. (Coachbuilders), Ltd.. Albion Works, Old Oak Common Lane, London, N.W.10.
Production has commented with a mobile butcher's shop on a Karrier Bantam chassis and a prototype fried fish and chip shop has also been constructed. Both vehicles are designed so that they are free from purchase tax.
The butcher's shop has a customer compartment which runs across the end of the vehicle and is 6 ft. II in. long and 2 ft. 5 in. wide. The serving counter is cut away near the three entry steps by about 4 in. to permit easy access. A step light is incorporated with the rear near-side tail lamp.
A glass showcase stands on the serving counter, and rails along both sides enable joints of meat to be displayed through the side windows. Display counters, faced with Formica, also facilitate the display of meat through the side windows.
A butcher's chopping block is carried on the near side and an icebox 3 ft. 10 in. long. 1 ft. 5 in. wide and 1 ft. 8 in. deep is situated behind the driving compartment on the off side. Seventeen aluminium trays arc fitted into racks under the display counters and a drawer is provided for knives and choppers.
When draining the icebox, the water runs to waste outside the vehicle and waste water from a hand wash-basin in the driving compartment is also run on to the ground. The wash-basin is integral with the 21-gallon water heater made by Smith Thermowell Co., Ltd.
The mobile fish and chip shop, the first of an order of 12 placed by Mr. L. P. Hine, of Susan's Road, Eastbourne, is also based on a Karricr Bantam chassis. The equipment includes a two-compartment frying range, four chip bins, an icebox for fresh fish, and a wash-basin.
The range is heated by eight Bremith pressure-fed paraffin burners, with a total consumption of one pennyworth of fuel per hour. This represents a saving of approximately 2s. per hour over a conventional coal-gas unit as used in shops.