Factory Worker Collection (#4)

Filling bags of animal feed, Spillers Animal foods, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, 1963. Bags of animal feed being filled from hoppers

Enamelling a steel bath at Ideal Standard, Hull, Humberside, 1967. Established in 1954, Ideal Standard has been producing bathroom products in Hull for over 50 years

Extracting a steel bath from the furnace at Ideal Standard in Hull, Humberside, 1967. Established in 1954, Ideal Standard has been producing bathroom products in Hull for over 50 years

Industrial relations, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1966. Artist: Michael Walters
Industrial relations, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1966. Photo for a press ad showing a selection of designers and tradesmen in white coats with shop floor workers to the rear

Worker using a cutting machine, Egdar Allen Steel Foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1964. A technician at work on a Taylor Hobson optical profile cutting machine that was used for the precision

Bottling beer at Ward & Sons bottling plant, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1961. Artist
Bottling beer at Ward & Sons bottling plant, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1961. The bottles are filled and the caps placed on them before proceeding along the production line to the labelling machine

An engineer at work at the Edgar Allen Steel Foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1962. An engineer using a precision depth guage to quality check a giant magnet casting

Heading at the Edgar Allen Steel Foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1962. Artist
Heading at the Edgar Allen Steel Foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1962. Two workers with heading machines which were used for the final formation of product

Roll turning at the Edgar Allen Steel Foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1962. Artist
Roll turning at the Edgar Allen Steel Foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1962. A worker at Edgar Allens Steel founders with a roll turning lathe. These were used for the finishing of tool products

Vertical heat treatment process, Edgar Allen Steel Foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1962. The process involves the red hot metal (in this case pneumatic drill heads) being cooled in a fluid bath

Forging heads at the Edgar Allen Steel Foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1962. The forge presses metal between two dies (called tooling)

Drawing hexagonal rods, Edgar Allen Steel Foundry, Sheffield, 1962
Drawing hexagonal rods, Edgar Allen Steel Foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1962. The hexagonal bars are used mainly for bolts, nuts, couplings, valves, and precision equipment

The process of forging heads at the Edgar Allen Steel Foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1962. The forge presses metal between two dies (called tooling)

Rolling hexagonal rods, Edgar Allen Steel Foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1962. The hexagonal bars are used mainly for bolts, nuts, couplings, valves, and precision equipment

The final process of bottling beer, Ward & Sons bottling plant, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1960. The bottles have passed through the pasteurising machine and the labels are attached

Pastry making for meat pies, Rawmarsh, South Yorkshire, 1955. Artist: Michael Walters
Pastry making for meat pies, Rawmarsh, South Yorkshire, 1955. Scene inside Schonhuts butchery factory in Rawmarsh, near Rotherham

Meat pie production, Rawmarsh, South Yorkshire, 1959. Artist: Michael Walters
Meat pie production, Rawmarsh, South Yorkshire, 1959. Meat pies being made at Schonhuts butchery factory in the village of Rawmarsh, near Rotherham

Pork pie production, Rawmarsh, South Yorkshire, 1955. Artist: Michael Walters
Pork pie production, Rawmarsh, South Yorkshire, 1955. Schonhuts butchery factory in the village of Rawmarsh, near Rotherham, undertook the full process of meat preparation

Making pork pies, Schonhuts butchery factory, Rawmarsh, South Yorkshire, 1955. Artist
Making pork pies, Schonhuts butchery factory, Rawmarsh, South Yorkshire, 1955. Schonhuts butchery factory in the village of Rawmarsh, near Rotherham, undertook the full process of meat preparation

The final stages of bottling whisky at Wiley & Co, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1960. The final process of the whisky blending where the bottles are filled, the tops fitted and the labels attatched

Pouring a 23 ton steel casting, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1968. Artist: Michael Walters
Pouring a 23 ton steel casting, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1968

Grinding (sharpening), Everlast Garden tools, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1965. Artist
Grinding (sharpening), Everlast Garden tools, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1965

Rolling spade blades, Everlast Tools, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1965. Sheffield had a worldwide reputation for quality garden tools

Cutting off lead from a manganese chain casting, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1965
Cutting off lead from a manganese chain casting, Edgar Allens steel foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1965

Casting a 1 in 14 rail crossing, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1964

1 in 14 rail crossing, mould and pattern, Stanley Works, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1968

Pattern making for a rail junction, Stanley Works, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1964. The pattern was made by hand from wood

Teeming (pouring) molten iron at Edgar Allens steel foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1964

Profile cutting, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1964. Artist: Michael Walters
Profile cutting, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1964. Two engineers check the results of a profile cutter at the Yorkshire Engine Company

Assembling garden shears, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1965. Artist: Michael Walters
Assembling garden shears, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1965

Arc furnace in operation, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1964. Artist: Michael Walters
Arc furnace in operation, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1964

Steel worker, Park Gate steelworks, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964

Furnace feeding in the Steel City, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963

Teeming iron in the Steel City, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. This is the process of pouring the molten metal to create the ingots

Railway track work at Edgar Allens steel foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1962. Like a giant train set, track work is laid out in the foundry yard with workers

Edgar Allen steel foundry, Meadowhall, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1962. Artist
Edgar Allen steel foundry, Meadowhall, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1962. Work is being carried out on a dragline bucket on the right of the photograph whilst a giant counterweight hangs above

Constructing a dragline bucket, Edgar Allens steel foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1962. Dragline buckets are used extensively in quarrying and also for dredging

Packing drill bits and pneumatic bits at a steel foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1962
Packing drill bits and pneumatic bits, Edgar Allens steel foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1962. During the 1960s, Sheffield steel was known throughout the world for its quality

Whiskey blending at Wiley & Co, a Sheffield bonded warehouse, South Yorkshire, 1960

Weighing barrels of blended whisky at Wiley & Co, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1960

International Harvester tractor factory, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1966. Artist
International Harvester tractor factory, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1966. International Harvester operated a plant on Wheatley Hall Road from 1930

Steelworks canteen, Park Gate, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. Artist: Michael Walters
Steelworks canteen, Park Gate, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. One of the canteens which operated in various parts of the works

Steel H girders being stacked for distribution, Park Gate, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. The Park Gate Iron and Steel Company was founded in 1823

Two stages of moulding a steel casting, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1963. Artist
Two stages of moulding a steel casting, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1963. Rotherham has a great tradition of steel production. This image was taken at AT Green & Son Ltd who are no longer in business

The British engineer, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1963. Artist: Michael Walters
The British engineer, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1963. The epitome of the British engineer from a bygone age. This photograph

GEC electrical goods assembly plant, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1963. The end of the fridge assembly line can be seen in the foreground, where the fridges are being packed for dispatch

Teeming iron at Wombwell foundry, South Yorkshire, 1963. Artist: Michael Walters
Teeming iron at Wombwell foundry, South Yorkshire, 1963. This is the process of pouring the molten metal to create the ingots. The foundry remained in operation until the 1980s

A busy foundry shop floor with lathes, Wombwell, near Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 1963. This photograph shows the busy shop floor at Wombwell foundry

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