A 1939 Harrod's one ton electric delivery van Size:XXL: 127 x 100cm stands next to Alderman Wood

stands next to Alderman Wood on the left

View showing figures and carriages in the street

Tuesday 18th June 1963

a procession of coaches waits to the left with the River Thames and the City beyond

A 1939 Harrod's one ton electric delivery van Size:XXL: 127 x 100cm stands next to Alderman WoodA 1939 Harrod's one ton electric delivery van. The famous London store of Harrods began using solid tyred American Walker electric vans in 1919. Later they built their own, and this is one of the last of their fleet of sixty. This one ton vehicle was powered by batteries giving a total of 60 volts; all were stored under the floor. Electric vehicles were ideally suited for local deliveries.