Advertising Last completed movie pages 1956 Helecs Helpmate Milk FloatClass: Others, Ground conveyor — Model origin: 
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Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene
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◊ 2016-09-23 03:52 |
![[Image: 20-38vvb358.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/10314/20-38vvb358.jpg) ![[Image: 20-38vvb358b.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/10314/20-38vvb358b.jpg) ![[Image: 20-38vvb358c.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/10314/20-38vvb358c.jpg) ![[Image: 20-38vvb358d.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/10314/20-38vvb358d.jpg) WWB 358 = 1956 Sheffield, and theres's shots of Sheffield blocks in this bit of the film ![[Image: flatsview2.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/10314/flatsview2.jpg) ![[Image: flatsview3.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/10314/flatsview3.jpg) So a baby milk float (with whitewalls!!) designed to zip in and out of housing estates. Presumably small enough to fit into the lifts. Or the lifts were designed to be big enough for baby milk floats. |
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◊ 2016-09-23 10:00 |
Also seen is this documentary @9:10 https://youtu.be/NmZdY2nQrs0 |
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◊ 2016-09-23 11:45 |
Probably custom built for the application: Park Hill Sheffield high rise flats. Express Dairies had their own electric milk float manuafacturing company Lewis Electric but it also bought from others so could be any maker. |
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◊ 2016-09-23 14:47 |
Park Hill build started in 1957, first phase opened 1961 so the float predates a custom Park Hill application by a few years. But a baby design for this type of site usage wherever needed seems likely. Saw an online comment that PH had 2 floats - a green one and a blue one - if the other one was TWB 844 it had late 1954 plate. Local forum thread on PH's floats - Link to "www.sheffieldhistory.co.uk" - but nothing about make. Recent Living History project with push-along nostalgic "replica" - http://www.liveprojects.org/2015/parkive/ . |
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◊ 2016-10-18 13:15 |
so Custom Made ? |
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◊ 2016-10-18 17:40 |
As dsl says, the Park Hill estate, Sheffield was built after the registration dates, and a smaller milk float already was in production. Although I originally suggested it, I think 'custom made' does not appy as the walk-ways were probably designed to suit an existing milk float size (by one or more manufacturers). The youtube link also shows the rear of another milk float of similar size at Park Hill 'RWM139' (late 1959 onwards) first registered in Stockport ![[Image: rwm139parkhill.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/558/rwm139parkhill.jpg) ...which was also the location of Ross Auto and Engineering, Ltd. so a possible connection there? ![[Image: rossauto.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/558/rossauto.jpg) Ross Auto 25 Milk Float from 1956 which is possibly of similar size but a different cab. Link to "archive.commercialmotor.com" |
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◊ 2016-11-21 11:41 |
The chassis is the Helecs Helpmate introduced October 1953 until January 1957 when Helecs ceased trading. The Ross Auto 25 introduced December 1956 appears to be the same design adopted by Ross. The chassis' rear end-rail shape is distinctive, trangular in shape, plus the flat-top mud-guards on the wheels. The cab is special angled-front design possibly by Express Dairies' T H Lewis Ltd, or another company. Link to "archive.commercialmotor.com" Link to "archive.commercialmotor.com" -- Last edit: 2016-11-21 17:33:02 |
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