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nels solid-riveted to fin. Jabroc board which, as well as acting as the web of the channel, also provides the thermal break. Six inches of insulation material is carried in the sides and roof, and 7 in. in the floor.
Designed for the delivery of food products, with an average of 60 stops each day, the Austin van is insulated with Jablite and Jablex. The Sternes plug-in refrigerating equipment is thermostatically controlled, and takes about 10 hours to reduce the body to the operating temperature of 35°F.-45°F.
Two 5-ft. 6-in. by 2-ft. 6-in, hold-over plates are mounted vertically in the bulkhead, These will maintain the operating temperature for up to nine hours.
Constructed for the Fatstock Marketing Corporation who are to use it for carrying frozen carcasses of New Zealand lamb from Liverpool docks to selling points throughout the Midlands and the north, the container is of a generally similar design to the Bedford van body.
The framework is more robust, as it is designed to carry a payload of either 5 tons on the floor or 3 tons hanging from the roof. Isocolor insulation is employed.