Two butchers vans, c. 1920

This image shows two vans parked facing each other. They have ‘Perrott & Co Butchers’ painted in white on their vans. Both vehicles have running boards and no doors. The van on the left has wooden spokes on the wheels. Both vans have spare tyres attached to their sides. A woman, dressed in black, is standing beside the van on the right. She has one foot on the running board.

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OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Two butchers vans, c. 1920

DATE1920 to 1940

MEDIAImage

COLLECTIONHastings-Western Port Historical Society

REG NO.P1085

HISTORY

These are the delivery trucks for Perrott & Co Butchers. The van on the left could be a Chevrolet. Frederick ‘George’ Perrott established a butchery business after killing a few of his own sheep for his family’s own consumption. He started slaughtering for his neighbours in the Bittern to Somerville area about 1870. He took over the Hastings butchery in 1883. The Perrott Family had butchers shops in both Hastings and Crib Point. This photograph comes from the Sheila Gardiner Collection.

DESCRIPTION

This image shows two vans parked facing each other. They have ‘Perrott & Co Butchers’ painted in white on their vans. Both vehicles have running boards and no doors. The van on the left has wooden spokes on the wheels. Both vans have spare tyres attached to their sides. A woman, dressed in black, is standing beside the van on the right. She has one foot on the running board.

SUBJECTS

Butchers, Chevrolet trucks, Delivery vans

KEYWORDS

Hastings, Perrott & Co., Perrott, F. G