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FRENCH RAILWAYS LTD

... ffllL Airborne train To the French Railways belongs the distinction of bringing into regular service the first pneumatic tyred train in the world. Passengers be tween Paris and Strasbourg are now experiencing the uncanny silence and smoothness of airborne train travel, which is one of the many ways in which the French Railways are constantly improving passenger comfort. TRAVEL BY TRAIN IN ...

Published: Saturday 05 March 1949
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 116 | Page: Page 33 | Tags: Illustrations 

RILEY (COVENTRY) LIMITED

... , Coventry rYj-=j=ji I 1 vr'rrrn n London Showrooms ''RILEY CARS, 55-56, PALL MALL, S.W.I. 'II Overseas Business Nuffield Exports Ltd. Oxford and 41. Piccadilly, London. W.I. Outwardly the Riley Car represents an extremely attractive blend of modern line and classic styling. Mechanically it combines traditional Riley features such as hemispherical combustion chambers with inclined valves ...

Published: Saturday 05 March 1949
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 116 | Page: Page 35 | Tags: Illustrations 

HARRIS TWEED?

... How expensive is Weaving Tweed on hand-looms with the traditional skill for which the crofters of the Outer Hebrides are famous makes it impossible for Harris Tweed to be sold at a low price. But think what you get Magic of moor and mountain W in its patterns long wear far beyond the life of other fabrics most of all the inescapable Tightness of Harris M Tweed for every outdoor occasion. LOOK ...

Published: Saturday 05 March 1949
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 99 | Page: Page 37 | Tags: Illustrations 

JACOB'S

... Water Biscuits p with the nutty flavour people like VV. R. JACOB CO. (LIVERPOOL) LTD., BISCUIT MANUFACTURERS ...

Published: Saturday 05 March 1949
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 19 | Page: Page 37 | Tags: Illustrations 

BRYLCREEM

... ooVlCRttW I RrVICR^W f DRY HAIR? NO FEAR WITH When you brush your hair after using Brylcreem, you notice that it is soft as well as glossy in perfect position yet without trace of gumminess. There's nothing like Brylcreem for giving that well-groomed look sought after by all smart men. And Brylcreem does it the healthy way. Its pure mineral oils tone up the scalp and help promote luxuriant ...

Published: Saturday 10 September 1949
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 94 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: Illustrations 

The British Oxygen Co Ltd

... Modern methods sometimes make almost incredible savings in production time and cost. An example: a well-known firm wished to cut a block of steel 51 inches thick to an intricate pattern. Estimated time for machining was 300 hours more than a normal working month By a BOC process Heavy Cutting the job took only six hours. One more instance which underlines the extreme importance of BOC ...

Published: Saturday 10 September 1949
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 83 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: Illustrations 

MAPPIN AND WEBB LIMITED LONDON SHOWROOMS

... MAPPIi\ AYR WEBB LONDON SHOWROOMS LIMITED MAPPIY A YD WEBB LONDON SHOWROOMS LIMITED wwmm THIS TEA COFFEE SERVICE IN STERLING SILVER WHICH CAN BE SEEN NOW IN MAPP1N WEBB'S SHOWROOMS IS ONE OF MANY LOVELY DESIGNS FASHIONED WITH CARE BY CRAFTSMEN WHO HAVE DEVOTED A LIFETIME TO THE ART OF MAKING USEFUL THINGS BEAUTIFULLY. 156-162 OXFORD ST.. W.I 2 QUEEN VICTORIA ST.. E.C.4 172 REGENT ST.. W.I ...

Published: Saturday 10 September 1949
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 83 | Page: Page 33 | Tags: Illustrations 

THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY LIMITED

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Published: Saturday 10 September 1949
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 36 | Page: Page 35 | Tags: Illustrations 

SOLIGNUM LTD

... , , j w pop preservati^) SdHMF x or Tropical Heat Wherever Timber is Used Solignum Protects It.' The preservation of timber has been always important, but its present shortage renders the need for Solignum even more imperative. For over 40 years Solignum has been used for the protection of woodwork against dry-rot and decay. It destroys the dry-rot fungus wherever brought into contact with it ...

Published: Saturday 10 September 1949
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 120 | Page: Page 37 | Tags: Illustrations 

EMU AUSTRALIAN WINES

... WINES WINE WISDOM Ciood Wine Is not expensive Do you know that you can enjoy a glass of soundly matured sherry in your own home for little more than you pay for coffee and biscuits? That a flagon of fine Imperial Australian Burgundy plenty for a dinner party of six costs as little as n/6? So, you see, good wine is not exactly an extravagance. Emu Australian Wines are well within the reach of ...

Published: Saturday 10 September 1949
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 192 | Page: Page 37 | Tags: Illustrations 

Crockett & Jones

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Published: Saturday 10 September 1949
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 24 | Page: Page 39 | Tags: Illustrations 

WHITBREAD

... Mr.Whitbread erected a Monument John Milton had been dead for over a century when Samuel Whitbread, proud of his city and its illustrious citizens, caused a memorial to he raised to the poet, in St. Giles Church, Cripplegate. Adjacent to this church was the London they both knew so well ALDERSGATE STREET, RED CROSS STREET, even GRUB STREET, haunt of hack writers and lampoonists, later to be ...

Published: Saturday 10 September 1949
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 98 | Page: Page 40 | Tags: Illustrations