..,.,■■... ■■■■"'."' . - .. "Evening-Post";Photo .;: ' 'A- REAL^^ OLD-TIMER.— The .old-fashioned "hansom" cab -is not- o)'ten seen in the streets of-a.modern ' city, and the•old cabwhich tvasresurrected last week to take -partjn a .traffic procession through W'fil-, lington .attracted considerable, attention. The vehicle, known,'as a "patent safety; cab\" ivas the invention of a Birmingham architect,lMr.J. A: Hansom, hence'its name. ■He sold the patent for [£10,0.00. This ' ; ■ ' . ■■'. particular cab has not been.in service for many years. . - ■ . •-..•■.
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Evening Post, Volume CXIV, Issue 130, 29 November 1932, Page 5
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69..,.,■■... ■■■■"'."' . – .. "Evening-Post";Photo .;: ' 'A- REAL^^ OLD-TIMER.—The .old-fashioned "hansom" cab -is not- o)'ten seen in the streets of-a.modern ' city, and the•old cabwhich tvasresurrected last week to take -partjn a .traffic procession through W'fil-, lington .attracted considerable, attention. The vehicle, known,'as a "patent safety; cab\" ivas the invention of a Birmingham architect,lMr.J. A: Hansom, hence'its name. ■He sold the patent for [£10,0.00. This ' ; ■ ' . ■■'. particular cab has not been.in service for many years. . – ■ . •-..•■. Evening Post, Volume CXIV, Issue 130, 29 November 1932, Page 5
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