Knife-board omnibuses, Mansion house, London, England, Circa 1859


From Travels in England published in 1946. After an earlier print Info from London Transport Museum: The name 'knifeboard' comes from the long roof-top seat resembling a knifeboard, a utensil for sharpening knives found in Victorian kitchens


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