A Novel Demonstration Van.
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-.THE MOTOR shop or stall, has proved its worth in country districts and at. fairs, race-meetings and ,other events where crowds congregate, but something out of the ordinary has been provided by the National Radiator Co.,' of Hull, in the equipment of a motor demonstration van, used to aid the sales of the company's beating appliances. Heating apparatus for houses and others buildings is of such a character that it is almost impossible to bring the advantages of any particular . type before the notice of potential customers unless a complete installation is aVailable The National Radiator Co: have hit upon the idea of installing a set of their apparatus on a lorry, however, and in this way an even better demonstration of the working of a domestic heating system can be given than by taking a possible customer, over a house, because the principle of the fitting can be explained more easily as the pipes and cisterns are in full view at one time.'
The lorry so fitted is now, .covering a long list of agriculturM shovrs,..residents in agricultural districts being, as a class, suitable persons to whom the products appeal. Six rooms are represented on the lorry, the heating and cooking stove being in the kitchen,. a radiator in the hall, or passage, and another radiator and a hot-water tap in the bathroom.
The flues from the two fires are carried above the roof of the van, but these come down after the day's display,, and are packed in crates, which are bolted to the floor when the lorry is travelling. The water-supply tank and the ideal calorifier used in connection with the hotwater supply are placed over the driver's cab and on the roof Of the Van.
The lorry, as our illustrations show; is a 4-5-ton Pierce-Arrow of W.D. type, which has been used for same time in 'general haulage work, being fitted with a. body .which, with its complete equip ment; weighs 5 tons 16 cwt.. The body from the driver's cab -measures 14 ft. long and 7 ft. wide. The i` rooms" haw; been painted in suitable colours, but the outside of the van has been painted in two shades of grey, with black and red lettering, and to travelling 'abont the country the exterior appearance, which bears a strong resemblance to a motor caravan, is an excellent advertisement for the owners. The coachwork was carried Out by Messrs. Parnaby's, of NeriL tune Street, Hull.