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ILLUSTRATED MICHELIN GUIDES TO THE BATTLE-FIELDS (1914-1918) LILLE BEFORE AND DURING THE WAR

MICHELIN & C^IE, CLERMONT-FERRAND, FRANCE. MICHELIN TYRE C^o L^TD, 81 Fulham Road, LONDON, S.W. MICHELIN TIRE C^o MILLTOWN, N.J. U.S.A.

Hotels and Motor-Agents at Lille

Information extracted from the MICHELIN GUIDE (1919)[1]

Key to Arbitrary Signs

Comfortable hotels, with modern or modernised installation.

Well-managed hotels.

[CC] Central Heating.

[L] Electric Light.

[B] Bath-room.

[WC] Modern W.C.'s.

[T] 104 Telephone number.

Telegraphic address.

Gar. [6] Accommodation for automobiles, and the number of cars which can be accommodated.

Box Private lock-up compartments.

Att Adjoining the hotel.

100 m. About 100 yards from the hotel.

Compressed Air Depôt for "bouteilles d'air Michelin" for inflation of tyres.

Repair shop.

Agt de Manufacturer's agent.

[3] Garage and number of cars it will accommodate.

U Inspection pit.

[E] Petrol can be obtained here.

E˝ Electric plant where accumulators may be recharged.

[A·A] Agent of "Automobile Association" of England.

HOTELS and MOTOR-AGENTS

Hôtel Bellevue, 35, rue Jean-Roisin et 17-19, Grande Place. Lift [CC] [L] [B] [WC] Gar. 100 m. [20] Hôtel Bellevue [T] 12-98.

Hôtel de l'Europe, 30-32, rue Basse. Lift [CC] [L] [B] [WC] Gar. [15] U [T] 4·75.

Hôtel et Restaurant de la Paix, 46, rue de Paris. [CC] [L] [B] [WC] Gar. att. [T] 1539.

STOCK MICHELIN (Compressed Air), Garage Dulieux, 36, rue de l'Hôpital-Militaire. Annexe: rue de Fontenay. Agt de: Corre la Licorne. [30] U [E] E˝ [A-A] Dulieux-Automobiles [T] 14·04.

— STOCK MICHELIN (Compressed Air). Agence Renault, 141, boulevard Carnot, La Madeleine-lès-Lille. [30] U [E] E˝ [T] 19·78 (réseau Lille) Renauto.

— STOCK MICHELIN, Louis Vallez, 5, rue du Palais-Rihour. [40] U [E] E˝ [T] 22·70.

— STOCK MICHELIN, Grand Garage Farcot, 68-70, rue Meurein (219, rue Nationale). [80] U [E] E˝ [T] 20·20.

— STOCK MICHELIN (Compressed Air), Succureale des Automobiles Berliet, 197, rue Nationale. [100] [E] E˝ Autoberlie-Lille [T] 16·96.

— STOCK MICHELIN, Sté des Anciens Etablissements Panhard et Levassor (Succ^e), 187, boulevard de la République (new boulevard), La Madeleine-lès-Lille. [40] U [E] E˝ Panhard-Levassor [T] 5·83 (réseau Lille).

— STOCK MICHELIN, Agences Hotchkiss, 1 bis, rue de la Chambre des Comptes. [20] U [E] E˝ [T] 26·83.

— STOCK MICHELIN, Repair Shop for motor-cars, Emile Faure et Cie, avenue Verdy et rue du Ballon, La Madeleine-lès-Lille. [20] U [E] [T] 14·27 (réseau Lille).

— STOCK MICHELIN, Kalflèche et Bachmann, 147, boulevard de la République, La Madeleine-lès-Lille. [10] U [E] E˝ [T] 24·18 (réseau Lille).

— STOCK MICHELIN, E. Bouriez et Cie, 50-52, rue Jean-Bart et 239, boulevard de la République, La Madeleine-lès-Lille. Agts de: Peugeot [10] U [E] E˝ [T] 3·88 (réseau Lille).

— Sociéte Anonyme des Autos et Cycles Peugeot (Succursale de la), 62, boulevard de la Liberté. [T] 20·84.

— Kœchlin, 27, rue Colson. [30] U [E] E˝ [T] 18·30.

— Marcel Villette, 5, rue St-Augustin. [10] U [E] [T] 26·81.

— John et Henry Sergy, 240, rue Nationale. [15] U [E] E˝ [T] 27·24.

— Succursale Th. Schneider et Cie, 3, rue St-Genois. [30] U [E] Theiderco [T] 2·92.

— Usine Pipe, 56, boulevard de la Liberté et 5 bis, rue de l'Orphéon. [50] 20 boxes U [E] E˝.

— Mannessier, rue Nationale. [E].

The MICHELIN MAPS

Invaluable to Motorists and Tourists.

FRANCE.

(Scale—1:200,000)

Published in 47 Sections.

Beautifully printed in Five Colours.

The BRITISH ISLES.

(Scale 3·15 miles to the inch.)

Published in 31 Sections. Beautifully engraved and printed in six colours.

Price of Maps (English or French) per Section:

On Paper - 1/- or post free 1/1½

On Canvas - 2/- " " 2/2

MICHELIN TYRE CO., 81, Fulham Rd., S.W.3

The "Michelin Wheel"

BEST of all detachable wheels because the least complicated

Elegant

It embellishes even the finest coachwork.

Simple

It is detachable at the hub and fixed by six bolts only.

Strong

The only wheel which held out on all fronts during the War.

Practical

Can be replaced in 3 minutes by anybody and cleaned still quicker.

It prolongs the life of tyres by cooling them.

AND THE CHEAPEST

IN MEMORY OF THE MICHELIN EMPLOYEES AND WORKMEN WHO DIED GLORIOUSLY FOR THEIR COUNTRY

LILLE BEFORE AND DURING THE WAR

Published by MICHELIN & Cie Clermont-Ferrand, France.

Copyright by Michelin & Cie 1919

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