▁ker bs ▁ere cted ▁around ▁it ▁when ▁the ▁road ▁was ▁res ur fac ed . ▁ ▁Three ▁gener ations ▁of ▁the ▁T oth ill ▁family ▁operated ▁the ▁st all ▁before ▁it ▁closed ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁owner , ▁Jane ▁T oth ill , ▁don ated ▁the ▁carriage ▁to ▁the ▁Museum ▁of ▁London . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁▁ ▁The ▁st all ▁was ▁established ▁by ▁Sydney ▁" S yd " ▁Edward ▁T oth ill ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁ ▁Using ▁money ▁from ▁his ▁First ▁World ▁War ▁soldier ' s ▁dis ability ▁p ension ▁he ▁commission ed ▁a ▁carriage ▁from ▁a ▁coach builder ▁on ▁H ack ney ▁Road , ▁Sh ored itch . ▁ ▁The ▁completed ▁vehicle , ▁in ▁ma h og any ▁with ▁et ched - glass ▁windows ▁and ▁br ass ▁f itt ings , ▁was ▁set ▁up ▁as ▁a ▁coffee ▁st all ▁on ▁Cal vert ▁Avenue , ▁near ▁to ▁the ▁corner ▁with ▁Sh ored itch ▁High ▁Street . ▁ ▁Although ▁built ▁as ▁a ▁carriage ▁the ▁st all ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁location ▁throughout ▁its ▁life . ▁The ▁st all ▁initially ▁sold ▁Camp ▁C off ee , ▁tea , ▁c ocoa ▁and ▁B ove x ▁(" a ▁poor ▁man ' s ▁B ov ril ") ▁and ▁sn acks . ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁popular ▁food ▁item ▁was ▁the ▁" s av ▁and ▁a ▁slice ": ▁a ▁sav elo y ▁sa usage ▁( s our ced ▁from ▁W ils ons ▁German ▁but ch