Austin Main Agents / Dealers

[Tony Press]

George Box  were suppliers of funeral hearses to the undertaker trade and at one time supplied 40 businesses. One can assume they used Austin chassis as they were listed as Austin dealers from at least 1929 and still operating 10 years later at premises in Bradford Road Batley Yorkshire. Their corporate head office was indeed at Dewsbury but another firm E.A.Golby had the Austin franchise there.

cheers  Russell

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628    sept     1928
628a             1929
915               1932
915a             1933
915b             1934
915c             1935
1388             1936
1388a            1937
1670             1938/9     

others may have the numbers for years  30, 31       cheers  Russell

Hi Russell,

I have a complete copy of Publication No 915A Austin Dealers in the United Kingdom, with 32 pages covering Aberdeen (page 3) to York (page 31)

Plus another unfortunately minus front and back cover which I believe would have had 40 pages and covers Aberdeen (page 4) to Woodford Green (page 38) - presumably the rest were on the inside back cover. 

Does this give enough information to date the second one ? 

Cheers, Tony.

Hi Tony if your page 6-7 looks like the image below with a foot note on the bottom of page 6 then you have 1338A 1937, it is the only one I have seen with a footnote.  If you can let me know what it says that would be good. page 4 and 38 is as you describe, I can send you the missing pages it it helps, it is a scan of a photocopy. Thanks

Hi Douglas,

That is the one - on page 6 there is a small sticker:

'Please Note- OXTON CARRIAGE Co. Ltd. Woodchurch Rd. should appear under the heading BIRKENHEAD.'

I would like a copy of the front and back covers, thank you.   

Could you email to datatree@alphalink.com.au

Cheers, Tony.