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ORIGINAL Antique Invoice Letter Head 1926 Signed Will Evans Corona Pop England.
In good condition. Has some chipping on the edges and has been previously folded. (Will ship flat.) Has a corner crease and another corner dented. Has subtle rolling.
This is a letterhead from "Thomas & Evans" in Porth. The letter is dated November 1926 and seems to be a personal correspondence acknowledging the receipt of a letter and the payment of a cheque. "Thomas & Evans" refers to a business, perhaps a store or company that existed during that time period.
The letter mentions a strike, implying there were labor or industrial disputes occurring at the time of writing, which was not uncommon in the early 20th century. The sentiment expressed in the letter suggests a personal connection between the writer and the recipient, with the writer expressing concern and well-wishes for the recipient's health and circumstances related to the ongoing strike.
Such historical documents can provide insight into personal, economic, and social conditions of the past. They can be of interest to historians, collectors, and anyone intrigued by genealogy or the local history of Porth or the entities named in the letterhead.
The Story of Corona Pop
From the 1920s through to the end of the 1980s the sight and sound of the Corona pop man meant delight for thousands of children across the whole of Britain. It was a Welsh success story that has gone down in legend and remains an important part of the country’s social history.
Corona drinks were for so many years, delivered to the doors of houses across the land, first by horse and cart and then by lorry. And it all began with a small factory in Porth at the foot of the Rhondda valleys.
The pop – carbonated beverage to give it the correct name – was produced by the Corona Soft Drinks Company, a firm that had been created by two Rhondda grocers, William Evans and William Thomas. The original factory opened in the 1890s under the name of Welsh Hills Mineral Waters, the name Corona only being adopted in the 1920s as the company expanded its range of activities to include all of Wales and many parts of England.
