1959 Press Photo Street Cleaning Machine Demonstration Marylebone London

New kind of suction street cleaning machine demonstrated in London; West End streets may soon be vacuum cleaned with a new remarkable street cleaning machine. Outside Marylebone Town Hall this morning there was a demonstration this revolutionary machine for the first time in this country. It removes every form of litter commonly found on the pavement and operates on a centrifugal separation system, the litter and heavy dust, grit, sand, etc, is collected before the fan and the lighter dust is separated and trapped in a separate compartment. It is powered by a 1 3/4 h.p. patrol motor and cost about ~250. Photo Shows The new street cleaning machine is demonstrated in Marylebone today.

Photo measures 6 x 8.25 inches.

Photo is dated 07-07-1959.



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