c.1956 E. J. LAW CLASSIC CARAVAN - DORSET VINTAGE & CLASSIC AUCTION EARLY WINTER SALE THURSDAY 30th NOVEMBER 2017 ATHELHAMPTON HOUSE Nr DORCHESTER, DORSET, DT2 7LG

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DORSET VINTAGE & CLASSIC AUCTION

EARLY WINTER SALE

THURSDAY 30th NOVEMBER 2017

ATHELHAMPTON HOUSE Nr DORCHESTER, DORSET, DT2 7LG

Viewing: Wednesday 29 November 2pm - 6.30pm / 

Sale Day from 9am

Sale begins at midday. Vehicles to be sold at approximately 2pm

c.1956 E. J. LAW CLASSIC CARAVAN

Make: E. J. Law

Model: Classic Caravan

Year: c.1956

Guide Price: £2500 - 3500

Lot No: 206

The great British public have been inextricably linked to their caravans for almost a century. After the nomadic traditional gipsy caravans of the Victorian era, the 1920s saw the birth of modern caravanning and when motorised transportation became affordable to the masses in the Thirties, caravan sales rocketed. WWII brought the Brits’ favourite pastime to a shuddering halt, but caravanning regained its popularity in the late 1940s and into the Fifties, with increased motor car ownership, improved and advanced caravan technology and an array of caravan parks springing up all over the countryside.

This mid-fifties caravan was manufactured by E. J. Law of Todmorden for his own use and to an exacting specification. Requirements for the build included the overall dimensions: the caravan had to be not more than 10 feet in length, in order for it to qualify for the lowest rate of charges on cross-Channel boats; with regards to its height, the caravan was designed to fit into a garage with only seven feet clearance; the desire to take up as little room on the road as possible was reflected it the width of the caravan and finally, it needs to be as aerodynamic, or ‘wind cheating’, as possible. The original concept was built to suit Mr Law’s Riley rear end shape and this was successfully achieved but remodelled sometime later. In 1958, the Caravan Club of Great Britain presented Mr Law with a trophy for the best amateur-built caravan of the year – framed details of which are included in the sale.

The caravan is equipped with a gas cooker (which we recommend to be checked for safety), storage space, washing facilities and snug accommodation for two occupants. Built with an attractive and practical lantern roof, there is also an ingeniously designed door which leads to a lowered floor that gives an interior height of six feet. An awning is supplied which provides extra covered space.

An impending house move and resultant lack of storage space have forced the sale of this much loved and cherished E. J. Law caravan.

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