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This image shows an Armitage steam lorry, or 'steam pig' as it was known. It was owned by brickmakers, George Armitage & sons of Thorpe-on-the-Hill. Here, it is seen loaded with bricks and could carry between 750 and 1000. It was not always stable however, and because of it's narrow front wheel base it was prone to overturning. The driver stood on the small platform at the side. This steam lorry was manufactured by Manns of Leeds.
Photograph from the David Atkinson Archive. | License: | http://www.leodis.net/article.aspx?id=12 | Rights holder: | Leeds Central Library | Subjects: | Mann Armitage steam | Source: | Leodis - A photographic archive of Leeds | Identifier: | http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?id=20... | Go to resource |
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