Museum ID: WNDRB : 1994.41.1
Leather bag used for collecting fares on the local bus service of A Moore & Sons. Known by the locals as the ‘Brown Bus’ due to the colour of the vehicles, Imperial provided a cheap, friendly service that was very popular. A. Moore and Sons, trading as ‘Imperial’, began fully-fledged bus services in 1926, although a carrier and removal business already existed. Routes served Slough from Windsor Hospital (King Edward VII), and later from Clewer and Dedworth to Windsor town centre. The Slough route was lost to London Transport in 1933, but the west Windsor services were expanded to match the ever-growing post-war housing developments in the area. The company headquarters were located in Firs Lane, behind The Bricklayers Arms, which sadly has been recently demolished. There was also a small office in Clarence Road, opposite the junction with Charles Street. The building still remains, although semi-derelict. (Caption from 'Windsor Buses since 1920s', 2016)Measurements: 250 x 200
Materials: leather
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