Albion A10 Mk 1 Truck, Field X-Ray Room (Rahmi M. Koç Museum, Istanbul)

The Scottish firm Albion, founded in 1899, became famous for its trucks and buses.

About 8,800 a10 trucks were purchased the British army. Thanks to their reliability and simplicity, these machines are well-known for they proved themselves on the fields of the First world war.

This specimen participated in combat operations The Entente against the Ottoman Empire, and after the war was in the service of the army of the Republic of Turkey.

The chassis of this car was made in 1917, then, already in England, the car was equipped for the needs of the medical service.

В крытом кузове поместился полевой рентгеновский кабинет.

Питание рентгеновского аппарата осуществлялось от аккумуляторных батарей, установленных в передней части кузова.

Батареи имеют деревянный корпус, дёшево и практично.

Внутри предусмотрен даже вытяжной вентилятор, что довольно удивительно для того времени.

Steam self-propelled wagon.

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