Motoring Notes The All-Weather Road Map
Wren the kind of summer we are experiencing this year, any motoring accessory that could claim to be All-weather ' must make an instant appeal to motorists. This term effec- tively describes a form of road map which has recently been placed on the market.
The All-Weather Road Map I have tested and proved to be impervious not only to water but to ink, oil and other liquids. It is made of a hard substance, not unlike celluloid in appearance, which will not crease, and has a specially glazed surface, which will not soil. One can well believe that with care it should last a lifetime. It is published by General Sales Promotion Ltd., 11-12 Pall Mall, in a series of five volumes; containing a total of 88 maps (including key-map) which cover the whole of England and Wales. The maps, printed on one side only, are exact reproductions of the Ordnance Survey quarter-inch Map of England and Wales, and the principal roads and landmarks are shown in distinctive colours.
The size of each map is 114 by 7 inches, and, though too, large for the coat pocket, any of the books will slip comfortably into the pocket of the ear. Each book is made on the loose.; leaf principle, so that any map section can be taken out without trouble. This allows the motorist to take with him just the number of maps required for an individual tour or to add sections from other books as is found necessary for longer journeys.
The cost of each book is 25s. This will seem expensive until the books have been purchased and their value fully
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