1897 Bersey Electric Taxi Size:M: 50 x 40cm 'Edinburgh Street'

'Edinburgh Street'

a razor in the other and carrying a shaving dish under one arm

The house was once associated with Captain William Lane Esq and the printing trade

November 1973

aids keeper Pat Dunne

1897 Bersey Electric Taxi Size:M: 50 x 40cm 'Edinburgh Street'1897 Bersey Electric Taxi. This was the first type of self propelled cab licensed for hire in London and came from the fleet of the London Electrical Cab Company. It had a range of thirty miles between battery charges, hardly sufficient for a day's work. The batteries were positioned in a tray under the chassis. This is believed to be the only survivor of seventy similar cabs built.