The receipt was for all of £2:3:7, or two pounds, 3 shillings, and 7 pence, and was made out to Balgores Motors, of Gidea Park in Essex. The Hudson Essex company produced some stylish motorcars in the 1930s, and two of their better known models get a mention in the stylish billhead seen here - namely the Hudson Super, and the Essex Super Six.
An original advertisement, from 1934, is shown below and features the Terraplane, another vehicle from this company ...
More info on Hudson, Essex (and Terraplane) can be found on this Hudson club site, and if you want to view some current adverts for Hudsons etc, have a look at the oldclassiccar Hudson page.
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