Wallis Rollers - advert issued by Wallis & Steevens, Basingstoke, Hampshire : : advert in The Municipal & Road Engineers' Standard Catalogue, 1929 - 1932 ; The Standard Catalogue Company ; London ; 1933
A page from a large trade handbook from c1932/33 that is difficult to handle and photograph so apologies for angles and flare. The book describes a wide range of machinery and tools used on road building and construction projects as well as maintenance equipment and street furniture.
Wallis & Steevens were based in Basingstoke and had their origins in 1856 when Wallis and Haslam set up the North Hants Ironworks - Mr Steevens joined as a partner and by 1869 they had become known as Wallis & Steevens. They made a wide range of agricultural machinery, traction engines and as seen here both steam and diesel engined road rollers. The comapny remained trading in Basingstoke, albeit with a move of premises in the 1960s, until they ceased trading in 1981.
The advert shows both steam and diesel engined road rollers, known as "the Advance", as well as smaller equipment that could be used for road surfaces including liquid tar sprayers and grit spreaders to cover tar with.
The second edition of the vast publication the "Municipal and Road Engineers' Standard Catalogue, 1929 - 1932" contains many hundreds of pages of adverts showing plant, appliances and supplies across a wide range of 'municipal' engineering such as road construction, lighting, refuse disposal, water supplies and sewerage and park equipment.
Wallis Rollers - advert issued by Wallis & Steevens, Basingstoke, Hampshire : : advert in The Municipal & Road Engineers' Standard Catalogue, 1929 - 1932 ; The Standard Catalogue Company ; London ; 1933
A page from a large trade handbook from c1932/33 that is difficult to handle and photograph so apologies for angles and flare. The book describes a wide range of machinery and tools used on road building and construction projects as well as maintenance equipment and street furniture.
Wallis & Steevens were based in Basingstoke and had their origins in 1856 when Wallis and Haslam set up the North Hants Ironworks - Mr Steevens joined as a partner and by 1869 they had become known as Wallis & Steevens. They made a wide range of agricultural machinery, traction engines and as seen here both steam and diesel engined road rollers. The comapny remained trading in Basingstoke, albeit with a move of premises in the 1960s, until they ceased trading in 1981.
The advert shows both steam and diesel engined road rollers, known as "the Advance", as well as smaller equipment that could be used for road surfaces including liquid tar sprayers and grit spreaders to cover tar with.
The second edition of the vast publication the "Municipal and Road Engineers' Standard Catalogue, 1929 - 1932" contains many hundreds of pages of adverts showing plant, appliances and supplies across a wide range of 'municipal' engineering such as road construction, lighting, refuse disposal, water supplies and sewerage and park equipment.