Jixi Sir? (1927)

Item title reads: “ ’Jixi’ sir?’ First of fleet of 2-seater cheap-fare taxis destined for London.“ Weybridge, Surrey M/S taxi cabby opens the rear door of a vehicle for a balding man and a woman. The cab leaves though a factory gate drives along a street with horses, carts and cyclists. It’s quite small and painted in two tone. It leaves with a cloud of exhaust. Note: Did anyone complain about pollution from cars in 1927? FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage c
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