I found this wooden sign in a local skip today ... I can make out most of the text (see below). I'm guessing it's General Post Office related, could that really be the date 1092?
Any ideas what it might be for?
PROPERTY OF G.P.O.
WHEN EMPTY
TO BE RETURNED
P.O. SUPPLIES DIVISION
""""""""""" """"""""""" INDUSTRIAL
TRADING ESTATE
AYLESFORD KENT
SPECIAL PACK
1092
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That is a batch number not a date.. Nothing wooden would survive that length of time..
The General Post Office was established in 1660 and closed down in 1969 so somewhere between those dates (more likely nearer the end!). Probably part of a wooden crate for transporting telecoms equipment. Still though, not in bad nick for something used over and over again that’s at least 40 years old.
I would have thought telecoms boxes would have the markings "post Office Telephones " or "GPO Telephones " which term may have they used from the full Nationalisation in 1911 onward
I have sent an email to the Postal Museum who may ( may not) reply to us ??
I wonder if the Kent Address is significant re Air or Sea transport. The Royal Mail had its own shipping line once !!
just noticed it is the "supplies division" of the GPO things sent out to their very extensive DO's ( delivery offices ) perhaps ? probably internal stuff ?? eg sorting frames ? reg letter enclosures , wheeled baskets ? furniture ?? branch office counters etc
Name of Company—BRITISH ANZANI STORAGE AND INDUSTRIAL SERVICES Limited. Address of Regis- tered Office—Quarry Wood Industrial Estate, London Road, Aylesford, Maidstone, Kent. Court—HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE. No. of Matter—002758. of 1983. Date of Order—llth July 1983. Date of Presentation of Petition—llth May 1983.
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/49433/page/10160/data.pdf
There used to be a GPO telephone factory in Holloway - might be something to do with that. Article by a former BT archivist on page 16 here : http://www.clcomms.com/iahs/2018/iahs-autumn-2018.pdf
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