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Little Milk Lorries

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Ford Milk Lorry
Ford Milk Lorry
Photo: Ray
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Item #: 29388
I refer to the excellent picture of the little
Unigate Milk Lorry from Frank Orrell, what a
great picture. This picture is my Dad,stood
beside Greenbanks Dairies milk lorry,in the late
1930s.

Comment by: GW. on 29th May 2017 at 08:24

Terrific photo Ray. And with your dad looking so dapper what is it about milk lorrys?

Comment by: Veronica on 29th May 2017 at 09:12

Ray your dad looks as if he might do a Fred
Astaire and tap dance around the float! He was certainly a snappy dresser!

Comment by: Veronica on 29th May 2017 at 09:22

Should have said 'milk lorry' ! And maybe Gene Kelly! He's too young for Fred!

Comment by: Philip Gormley. on 29th May 2017 at 12:52

Hygiene, health and efficiency are certainly on display here. I'm reminded of some of the many favourable logos that have been used over the years ie 'drinka pinta milka day', but despite this particular lorry's door having had sufficient space for a logo to have been added, an addition, however appealing, would have probably ... yeah, leave well alone. Nice pic Ray.

Comment by: Ray on 29th May 2017 at 13:12

Hi Veronica, I believe this photo is Summer 1938,Dad is 25 years old,and just over a year later he was in the Royal Air
Force as a groundcrew lorry driver until 1945.
"Per Adua Ad Astra"

Comment by: Veronica on 29th May 2017 at 14:41

Well he wouldn't have needed to smarten up to belong with the "Brylcreem Boys" Ray! I bet he cut a fine figure in his uniform!

Comment by: Ray on 29th May 2017 at 16:41

Thanks to GW, Philip, & Veronica,for your kind remarks.

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