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Pagefield Charabanc circa 1911 1913
Pagefield Charabanc circa 1911 1913
Photo: john Staveley
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Item #: 31952
Walker Brothers (Wigan) Ltd employees about to set off on a 12 mph trip to Blackpool in one of the towns first charabancs made by Walkers and owned by Smith Tours.
E R Walker WW item 31949 is most probably the gentleman with the distinctive beard and possibly Jim Walker with the flat cap and John Staveley Chief Patter Maker on left of E R Walker.
Can any ex employees or descendants of the following Walkers heads of department and or pattern shop employees supply any further information
Messrs L Chamley G H Sauter R Seddon J H Norris E Hall S Hall S Penson W Williamson and W Nicholls some of the Pattern shop employees Messrs James Walmsley John Mort Joseph Ball Arthur Gibson Will Rimmer Ralph Rimmer Joe Malady and John Leyland

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