Pantechnicon & Pantech

Pantechnicon is a old British expression for a furniture removal van. It was originally coined in 1830 as the name of a craft shop or bazaar, in Motcomb Street in Belgravia, London; the first name is Greek for pertaining to all the arts or crafts. The shop soon closed down and the building was twisted into a furniture warehouse, but the name was kept. Vehicles transporting furniture to and from the building, is called as pantechnicon vans, soon came to be known just for as pantechnicons.

A pantech truck or van is a word origin of "pantechnicon" usually currently used in Australia. A pantech is a truck and or van with a cargo hull made of (or converted to) hard panels.