1934 -35 Hobdays Motor and Cycle Catalogue No 104
by Hobdays
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Gd Slighly Faded Edges/No Jacket
- Seller
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Peter Tavy, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London , Manchester , Wolverhampton : Hobday Brothers Limited , 1934. Hobday Brothers Ltd. were wholesalers of bicycle, motorcycle and motor car accessories, established in Shoreditch, London in 1905. This catalogue shows that by the start of the 1930's they also had branches in Wolverhampton and Manchester and offered delivery across the country. The company's product range had expanded over the years to include electrical equipment, domestic appliances, clocks, and lighting - and even Perambulators and Pedal Cars!. This fascinating Hobday's Motor AND Cycle Illustrated Trade Catalogue No104 features their range of products for 1934-35. There are sections on: Motor Accessories - Mascots, Horns and Motorcycle Lamps to Sidecar Screens, Goggles and Petrol Can Holders Cycles - Complete Adult, Children's and Tradesmen's Cycles to Frames, Parts, Side Carriers and Saddles Garage Service and Breakdown Equipment - Compressors, Brake Lining Tools to Engine Cranes to Car Washers and Petrol Pumps Tools- Lathes, Drilling Machines and Tools Large and Small Sideline Section - a fascinating and diverse selection including (take a deep breath now, it's a long list) : Tennis Rackets, Footballs, Children's Tricycles and Pedal Cars, Sewing Machines, Mangles, Cooking Stoves, Picnic baskets ,Suitcases, Clocks, Waterproof gents' and Ladies' Clothing, Gramophones, Vacuum Cleaners, Toy Perambulators, Chauffeur's dust coats (yes, really), Baby Carriages, Heating Stoves, Cash Tills. and many more items. (Phew!) There are far too many pages and too much information to show everything here but this is a fascinating insight into motoring and domestic costs and lifestyle of the 1930's. The Catalogue measures Approx 10.5 x 9 inches and is in generally good condition considering its age.OVER 645pp AS nicer copy as you could expect for 1934 LOVELY!. The 1934 Edition. Red Cloth. Very Gd Slighly Faded Edges/No Jacket. Illus. by Numeous Black and White Illustrations . 4to - over 9¾" - 12". Hard Back.
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- Bookseller
- Bookfarm (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013804
- Title
- 1934 -35 Hobdays Motor and Cycle Catalogue No 104
- Author
- Hobdays
- Illustrator
- Numeous Black and White Illustrations
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Gd Slighly Faded Edges
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- The 1934 Edition
- Publisher
- Hobday Brothers Limited
- Place of Publication
- London , Manchester , Wolverhampton
- Date Published
- 1934
- Bookseller catalogs
- Motoring;
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12"
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