Belsize' or ‘Grid’ design, as used on Metropolitan and District line stock

Enid Marx1936

Details

Title: Belsize' or ‘Grid’ design, as used on Metropolitan and District line stock
Creator: Enid Marx
Date Created: 1936
Physical Dimensions: 210mm, 140mm
Subject Keywords: District line, Moquette
Type: Moquette sample
External Link: Record in London Transport Museum Collections Online
Reference number: 1996/546
Physical Description: Sample of cut pile wool moquette with brown fabric bound edges and two eyelets. The pattern is a geometric 'grid' of brown and plum lines design on a fawn background. This design known as 'Grid' or 'Belsize', was produced in a number of colourways and is believed to date from around 1936. It is known to have been in use on Metropolitan and District line stock from around 1940.
Item location: Acton Depot

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