'The man who knows the ropes'
Introduction
The photograph on this page of 'The man who knows the ropes' by Alan Murray-Rust as part of the Geograph project.
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Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 21 Jun 2012
Advertising image from the early 20th century in the window of the Coates and Sons shop http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3006216 .