Flax Fire Hose is Still the Best

Manufacturer Richards (Broadford Works, 1808 - 2002)

Dateafter 1958

Object NameAdvertisement

Mediumcard

ClassificationsTextile Industry

Dimensions25 x 17.5cm

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDMS018267

Keywords

About MeRed card advertisement entitled "Flax FIRE HOSE IS STILL THE BEST" with an illustration of a hose entering diagonally from the right and labelled "RICHARDS / BON_ACCORD LIGHTWEIGHT". Under this is an illustration of a fireman with a hose.

The full text reads:

RICHARDS RUBBER LATEX
LINED FLAX CANVAS FIRE HOSE
combines all the proven qualities of Flax,
fully anti-mildew treated, with a patent
method of Rubber Latex Lining to produce
a hose of unequalled efficiency and durability.
Also available with Flax warp/Terylene weft.
Both qualities fully comply with
specification JCDD/I/R.L (Revised April 1954)

Richards Ltd
BROADFORD WORKS ABERDEEN
TELEGRAMS "RICHARDS, ABERDEEN" TELEPHONE ABERDEEN 29255-7
LONDON OFFICE: 22/24 BLACK FRIARS LANE, E.C.4 TELS. CITY 4696 and 5147

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