Photos of Wigan
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Unusual export order.
Photo: Keith Beckett
Photo: Keith Beckett
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Item #: 27498
Item #: 27498
The fibreglass tray was made at the Hindley Green factory of J W Roberts, a Turner and Newall subsidiary, in 1965. The order for 5000 trays was intended as a celebration of Tshombe's rule in the Congo.
Whilst the trays were waiting to be loaded at Liverpool docks Tshombe was overthrown and an order given to destroy the goods.
Whilst the trays were waiting to be loaded at Liverpool docks Tshombe was overthrown and an order given to destroy the goods.
Comment by: G.W. on 26th January 2016 at 06:26
If they were waiting on scouse dockers to load them he may have in power for a while. We should assume they democraticaly elected someone with better fashion tastes. A real collectors item Keith.
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