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The final stages of cooker assembly at the GEC plant, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1960. The GEC, which was formed in 1900, first acquired a factory in Swinton, near Rotherham
Toolholder turning a giant roller, Edgar Allens, Sheffield, 1964Toolholder turning a giant roller, Edgar Allen Steel Co, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1964. A steelworker turning an A 2.5 metre roller. The roller is machined to create the smooth edges
Assembling a bubble chamber at the Edgar Allen Steel Co, Sheffield, 1964. ArtistAssembling a bubble chamber at the Edgar Allen Steel Co, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1964. The bubble chamber was invented in 1952 by Donald A Glaser
Fridge assembly at the General Electric Company, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1964. ArtistFridge assembly at the General Electric Company, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1964. Fridges roll off the end of the production line at the General Electric Co in Swinton (South Yorkshire)
Fridge assembly line at the General Electric Company, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1964. The assembly lines at the GEC factory (later to become Morphy Richards)
Packing bacon rashers, Danish Bacon Company, Selby, North Yorkshire, 1964. ArtistPacking bacon rashers, Danish Bacon Company, Selby, North Yorkshire, 1964. After the meat has been sliced on the bacon slicing machine, the rashers are packed into cellophane bags for delivery
Bacon slicing machine, Danish Bacon Company, Selby, North Yorkshire, 1964. ArtistBacon slicing machine, Danish Bacon Company, Selby, North Yorkshire, 1964. A female operator using a bacon slicing machine at Danish Bacons depot in Selby
Lowering galvanised heat exchangers, Edgar Allen Steel Co, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1964. An employee of the Edgar Allen steel foundry directs the operator of the overhead crane as a load of
Fabricating a giant extractor fan, the Edgar Allen Steel Co, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963
Jowitt & Rogers factory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 1963. Jowitt & Rodgers Co is an abrasive manufacturing company based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the USA
Packing punches, Footprint Tools, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1968
A spring hammer turning drill bits, Footprint Tools, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1968
The Cotton Famine: Distribution of Clothes to Operatives, Manchester, 1904The Cotton Famine: Distribution of Clothes to Operatives, Manchester, c1862, (1904). From Social England, Volume VI, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A
War effort, 1941. Artist: Cecil BeatonWar effort, 1941. A man working in an aircraft factory smooths propeller blades with a sanding machine. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]
Making Fryotype Printing Metal in the London Foundry, 1919. Frys Metal Foundrys establishment. From The British Printer Vol. XXXII. [Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Ltd, London and Leicester, 1919]
Tees Iron Works - Running Off Slag, 1919. Artist: Hood & Co. LtdTees Iron Works - Running Off Slag, 1919. From The British Printer Vol. XXXI. [Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Ltd, London and Leicester, 1919]
Selecting the Cigar Wrappers, Havana, Cuba, c1910
One of the cigar manufacturing departments at Salmon and Gluckstein, Ltd, London, c1870s (1903). Salmon & Gluckstein was a British tobacco company
Marking soap for hotels, clubs, etc, Edward Cook and Co Ltd, London, c1903 (1903). Edward Cook and Co registered on 18 October 1898, in the business of soap making for hotels, clubs and households
Nimble Assistants at the military post office in London, which dealt with the huge quantity of mail for the various battle fronts, c1916, (1935)
Lector reading to cigar rollers, Cigar Factory, Havana, Cuba, 1910sLector reading to cigar rollers, Cigar Factory, Havana, Cuba. Readers are a traditional feature of Cuban cigar factories where the reader, often someone with radio experience, reads the news
Reader in Cigar Factory, Havana, Cuba, c1910sReader in Cigar Factory, Havana, Cuba. Readers are a traditional feature of Cuban cigar factories where the reader, often someone with radio experience, reads the news
Medieval glassworks, c1300 (1956). A print from Things, a volume about the origin and early history of many things, common and less common, essential and inessential, by Readers Union
Sheet metal workers at a aeroplane factory, World War I, 1914-1918. Artist: Realistic Travels PublishersSheet metal workers at a aeroplane factory, World War I, 1914-1918. Stereoscopic card detail
Woman working in the silk industry, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)
Female factory worker, Moscow, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)
Le Chemineau, c1870-1920 (1924). Artist: Jean Francois RaffaelliLe Chemineau, c1870-1920 (1924). A print from A History of French Etching from the 16th Century to the Present Day, by F L Leipnik, John Lane the Bodley Head Limited, London, 1924
La Chantier, (The Factory), 1924. Artist: Dominique Jouvet-MagronLa Chantier, (The Factory), 1924. A print from A History of French Etching from the 16th Century to the Present Day, by F L Leipnik, John Lane the Bodley Head Limited, London, 1924
Carding, Drawing, and Roving, 19th century. Artist: J CarterCarding, Drawing, and Roving, 19th century. Scene in a Victorian textiles factory with looms powered by steam
Workers at the entrance of a Billancourt factory, Paris, 1931. Artist: Ernest FlammarionWorkers at the entrance of a Billancourt factory, Paris, 1931. Illustration from the book Paris published by Ernest Flammarion, (1931)
Block printers at work, c1880. Using blocks to print fabric. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York, c1880)
Various pottery processes, c1880. The thrower, the turner, the biscuit oven, printing, and ornamenting. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I
The slip-house, c1880. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York, c1880)
Central hall of the Royal Army Clothing Depot, Pimlico, c1880. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York, c1880)
Great hall in Messrs Marshalls flax mill, Leeds, c1880. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York, c1880)
In a mechanical engineering factory, USSR, 1930s. Found in the collection of the State Museum of History, Moscow
Workers to the Factories, 1920
Reading election results in the ewspaper, Paris, 1902. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 4th May 1902
The Workers Lunch, 1891. Artist: Henri MeyerThe Workers Lunch, 1891. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 18th April 1891
The Blackmans Lament on how to make Sugar, 1813. Artist: Amelia Alderson OpieThe Blackmans Lament on how to make Sugar, 1813. London 1813, Photo D.Bey
Paper making, 1751-1777. A print from the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert, 1751-1777. Private Collection
Racking paper, 1751-1777. A print from the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert, 1751-1777. Private Collection
German state munition factory, World War I, 1917. A woman working at a 125 ton grooving press. A photograph from Der Grosse Krieg in Bildern
The Krupp gun factory number 1, Essen, Germany, World War I, 1917. Krupp supplied the German armys heavy artillery pieces during the First World War. A photograph from Der Grosse Krieg in Bildern
Steel production, Krupp factory, Essen, Germany, World War I, 1917. In 1917 and 1918, Krupp produced seven Paris Guns, huge artillery pieces designed to fire shells at Paris from over 80 miles away
Seamstresses of the National Union of Women, Frankfurt am Main, World War I, 1915. A photograph from Der Grosse Krieg in Bildern
Boiling and Cooling the Sugar, 1826. Artist: Amelia Alderson OpieBoiling and Cooling the Sugar, 1826. From The Black Mans Lament; or How to Make Sugar, by Amelia Opie. (London, 1826)
Armour Companys pig slaughterhouse, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1892. One of the earliest production lines. Pigs walked up a ramp to the top of the building