Flour-carrying by Foden.
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The Foden 6-ton steam wagon which Is illustrated on this page constitutes one of four vehicles which are being supplied to the order of W. Vernon and Sons, Ltd., flour millers, of London. This wagon has a body 14 ft. long and 6 ft. 9 ins, wide, the total height from the ground being 10 ft. 6 ins. The body sides are built in single panels of baywood, and are 3 ft. deep to the level of the platform. The fixed tilt body is supported by 11 ash sweeps, being matchboarded and protected by a special waterproof covering. To ensure that the body is perfectly rigid, four steel stanchions are carried from the roof down to the chassis frame. These give added support to the sides and to the body as a whole. The tailboard is so hinged that, when it is lowered, it is level with the height of the platform, and this arrangement permits a truck carrying sacks to be run on to and off the body, and thus facilitates loading and unloading operations. It will be seen from the illustration that every effort has been made to render the wagon a useful advertising medium. It is of interest to record that Messrs. Vernon have been users of Paden wagons for over 15 years, their first vehicle of this make having been supplied in April, 1916.