Edgar Allen And Company Collection

Welding a dragline bucket, Edgar Allen Steel Co, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1962. Dragline buckets are used in the excavation of raw materials from quarries in addition to being used in the dredging

Welding an industrial drying unit, Edgar Allen Steel Co, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1962

Inspecting a tram junction made at the Edgar Allen Steel Foundry, Meadowhall, Sheffield, 1962
Visitors inspect a tram junction, which has been made at the Edgar Allen steel foundry, Meadowhall, Sheffield, 1962. It was said at the time that there were only two places in the world where

Inspect a casting made at the Edgar Allen Steel Foundry, Meadowhall, Sheffield, 1962
Visitors inspect a casting, which has been made at the Edgar Allen steel foundry, Meadowhall, Sheffield, 21st June 1962. Renowned throughout the world for the quality of its steel

A continuous forge in operation at the Edgar Allen Steel Founders, Meadowhall, Sheffield, 1962
A continuous forge in operation at the Edgar Allen Steel Founders, Meadowhall, Sheffield, 28 Nov 1962

A malting drum prior to intallation in a brewery in Mirfield, West Yorkshire, May 1966. Malting drums were used in beer production with germination of the barley took place as the drum revolved

Casting a pole magnet, the Edgar Allen Steel Co, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963

Group of small castings, Edgar Allen Steel Co, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. Artist
Group of small castings, Edgar Allen Steel Co, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. To promote the capability of producing small castings in addition to their larger heavy castings

Pouring small castings, Edgar Allen Steel Co, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. Artist
Pouring small castings, Edgar Allen Steel Co, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. Molten steel can be seen cooling in the moulds after being poured

First Gleam in Eye, advertising shot for the Edgar Allen Steel Company of Sheffield, 1963

Using an industrial drill during the fabrication of a ball mill, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. An engineer using an industrial drill during the fabrication of a ball mill at the Edgar Allen Steel

A British Reema ball mill prior to installation, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. At the Edgar Allen Steel Company in Sheffield

A machinist quality checking a six foot circular saw blade, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. A machinist from the Edgar Allen Steel Company quality checking a six foot circular saw blade after

Deutsch Paters box baler crushing scrap, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1963. Artist
Deutsch Paters box baler crushing scrap, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1963. The machine baled the scrap in The Edgar Allen Steel Cos Rotherham yard before it was sent to their Sheffield foundry for

Linderman Aleta cutting jaws, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1963. Artist: Michael Walters
Linderman Aleta cutting jaws, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1963. A scrapyard worker using Linderman Aleta cutting jaws to reduce scrap before being baled

Linderman box baler crushing scrap, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1963. The machine baled the scrap in The Edgar Allen Steel Cos Rotherham yard before it was sent to their Sheffield foundry for melting

Scrapyard worker, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1963. Artist: Michael Walters
Scrapyard worker, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1963. A scrapyard worker beside a set of Linderman Alista cutting jaws which were used to reduce scrap before being baled

Tabulating machines in the punch room in a Sheffield Factory office, 1963. Artist
Tabulating machines in the punch room in a Sheffield factory office, South Yorkshire, 1963. scene in the offices of the Edgar Allen Steel Company

Hollerith data machine in an office at the Edgar Allen Steel Co, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. Herman Hollerith was born in 1860 of German parentage

Vacuum absorbtion chamber, Edgar Allen Steel Co, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1962. A technician with a vacuum absorbtion chamber, which is used in the production of tungsten carbide

Tungsten carbide furnace being loaded, Edgar Allen Steel Co, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1962. Tungsten carbide is a chemical compound containing equal parts of tungsten and carbon atoms

Lab tachnician using a table top test furnace, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1962. Artist
Lab tachnician using a table top test furnace, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1962. A technician at work in the laboratory at the Edgar Allen Steel Co

A lab tachnician with a Reichter Microscope at a steelworks, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1962. A lab tachnician checks the quality of tungsten carbide with at the Edgar Allen Steel Co

Inspecting a large precision steel casting, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1961. Artist
Inspecting a large precision steel casting, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1961. A technician inspects a large steel casting at Edgar Allens Steel foundry in Sheffield

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

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

Drawing office scene, Edgar Allens steel foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1964. Three exectutives in discussion in the drawing office

Checking the curve of a steel plate, Edgar Allens steel foundry, Sheffield, Yorkshire, 1964. A steelworker checks the curve of a steel plate after it has been passed through the rollers

Bowling alley scene, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1964. Artist: Michael Walters
Bowling alley scene, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1964. Employees from Edgar Allens steel foundry on a social outing at a bowling alley

Ten pin bowling, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1964. Artist: Michael Walters
Ten pin bowling, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1964. During a social evening organised by Edgar Allens Steel foundry in Sheffield, an employee attempts to down the pins

Steelworks social evening at a bowling alley, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1964. Artist
Steelworks social evening at a bowling alley, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1964. Employees of the Edgar Allen Steel foundry in Sheffield on a social evening at the Silver Blades Bowling Alley

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

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

Inspecting a bubble chamber casting, Edgar Allens steel foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1964

Drawing office at a Sheffield steel foundry, Edgar Allens, 1964. Artist: Michael Walters
Drawing office at Edgar Allens steel foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1964. Photography of the technical side of manufacturing was important as it conveyed a sense of the presision of

Rolling plate at Edgar Allens steel foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1964. Artist
Rolling plate at Edgar Allens steel foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1964. This process enables a curve to be created on the steel plate

Lab technician at a steelworks in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. Laboratories were essential for checking the quality of the raw materials

Pouring a small casting at Edgar Allens Steel foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963

Pattern for a giant magnet casting, Edgar Allens steel foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963

Pole magnet casting from above, Edgar Allens steel foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. A view of a pole magnet casting from above with men working on the casting

Group portrait of workers, Edgar Allens steel foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963

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