Vintage Metal Cable Reel / Spool / Bobbin With Double Sided Graphics For Ripaults Cables 

This is a Vintage Metal Cable Reel / Spool / Bobbin With Double Sided Graphics For Ripaults Cables dating to the 1930s/40s. 

Approximate Size:

• External Diameter: 14.7cm
  
• Height: 8.3cm

In pretty good condition, the ferrous metal is slightly rusty, and there are a few blemishes/scratches on the artwork. It would make a nice addition to the garage/workshop for tidying up those lengths of cable that always seem to land on the floor...

A lovely advertising piece, the spool would have been one of several used in the Automotive industry each containing different colours of Ripogloss vehicle electrical wiring / single lighting cable.

This particular spool would have contained ~100 feet of cable.

Marked:

100ft

R276/1

Ripogloss

28/012

Single 

Made by Ripaults Ltd, Southbury Rd, Enfield, Middx: founded in 1902 and closed in 1990. Ripogloss was one of their well known brands.

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