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Members of the Barker family, farmers of Laleham on Thames, selling their produce at Covent Garden market.

Lorries built and supplied by Gibbs became a regular feature at Covent Garden and other London markets, gradually replacing the horse-drawn wagons.
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Loaded market lorries built by Gibbs and belonging to W. Barker & Son of Laleham on Thames.

Gibbs specialised in building vehicle bodies to meet customers’ specific needs. They bought in the chassis frames and built on a body for a particular purpose, often to the customer’s specification. Lorries used to carry crates of produce to market…
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A two horse-drawn cart built by Gibbs.

Awarded first prize at the Middlesex Agricultural Society Show on the 5th October 1900. The winner’s plaque can be seen in the Gibbs history display at the Rural Life Centre.
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An advertisement for Gibbs vans from around 1900.

As time passed the business flourished and the range of goods and clientele expanded. Although agricultural wagons and implements remained the mainstay of the business, the firm expanded into building private carriages, commercial vehicles and other…
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A Gibbs strawberry van, owned by Fred Emmett, Brook Farm, Stanwell, Middlesex. The van man is believed to be C. Cox. Circa 1900.

John Gibbs quickly realised that he could specialise in equipment for the expanding fruit and vegetable industry. One of his innovations was a lightweight cart for transporting strawberries. It was important that the fruit should arrive at market…
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Horse to steam power

The load was then pulled to the road by horses and taken to the grower’s yard by steam engine. Here they were watered by hose to keep them fresh and taken to Covent Garden early next morning in wagons pulled by horses for speed.
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Cos lettuce being loaded onto a Gibbs Wagon (note they are not in boxes)

Cos lettuce being loaded on to Gibbs built wagons at Wild and Robbins farm, Sipson, Middlesex.
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