Gowshall Ltd., Oldbury - street furniture catalogue, c1950 - safety posts and discs
Pages from a catalogue from one of the major street furniture and traffic sign manufacturers, Gowshall Ltd., of Oldbury in Staffordshire. They were part of the large Tube Investments "TI" Group. This shows the range of 'safety posts' and the reflective discs fitted and it is interesting to note that there was only one official style of Ministry of Transport safety post. Made of timber, in pre-plastics days, it had to be 6" wide, 1.5" thick and stand 3' 6" high and with a standard 6" disc. This, of course, could have white or red reflectors, depending on the 'direction of travel'.
These black and white posts, prone needless to say to rot at ground level, used to be such a feature of British roads and as a child I can recall mile after mile of these striped posts passing by on car and bike trips! As you can see, the prices (and weights of the posts) are shown along with discounts for bulk purchases!
Gowshall Ltd., Oldbury - street furniture catalogue, c1950 - safety posts and discs
Pages from a catalogue from one of the major street furniture and traffic sign manufacturers, Gowshall Ltd., of Oldbury in Staffordshire. They were part of the large Tube Investments "TI" Group. This shows the range of 'safety posts' and the reflective discs fitted and it is interesting to note that there was only one official style of Ministry of Transport safety post. Made of timber, in pre-plastics days, it had to be 6" wide, 1.5" thick and stand 3' 6" high and with a standard 6" disc. This, of course, could have white or red reflectors, depending on the 'direction of travel'.
These black and white posts, prone needless to say to rot at ground level, used to be such a feature of British roads and as a child I can recall mile after mile of these striped posts passing by on car and bike trips! As you can see, the prices (and weights of the posts) are shown along with discounts for bulk purchases!