Trojans for work - the world over : advert issued by Trojan Ltd., Croydon, c1950

            The Trojan van was arguably best known, from the 1920s onwards, for the little van seen at the bottom of this advert; the Brooke Bond Tea van. Trojan had their origins before the First World War, in 1914, and specialised in simple, small vehicles such as delivery vans. For some years they were in a partnership with Leyland Motors using the latter's works at Kingston upon Thames until they moved back to their own base on Purley Way in Croydon. The company carried on after the war and indeed, under a new owner, assembled the German Heinkel bubble car. They appear, from 1965 onwards, to have ceased making commercial vehicles and becoming a racing car builder.

This advert, from 1950, is aligned with the post-war export drive and as can be seen the company had representatives in various countries. Above a generic "Co-operative" delivery van is a Trojan 15, the 'stalward' of the production range, badged up for one Harry Brinks, with an address of Omogade 5. I wonder if this isn't the company of one Ernst Harry Brinks Sørensen, in Copenhagen, Denmark?

Taken on: May 30, 2019

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Sets appears in: • The British Commercial Vehicle Industry annual, 1950

Groups appears in: • Vintage Advertising • Lost London more » • Transport In The Frame • Golden Age of Advertising: 1950s - 1970s • 1950s Britain (Original '50s images only) • Old Car Adverts • Old London • Classic Transport • PLANET EARTH TRANSPORTATION • PLANET EARTH BACK IN THE DAY • Co-operative Memorabilia • Vintage Logos • Industrial and Trade Catalogues • PLANET EARTH VINTAGE ADVERTISING « less

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