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Production Line Collection

Background imageProduction Line Collection: Making the bodies for Model T Fords, 1915

Making the bodies for Model T Fords, 1915. Factory workers on the production line completing upholstery for the seats. A sack of stuffing lies on the floor

Background imageProduction Line Collection: Talbot factory, London, c1935

Talbot factory, London, c1935. Cars on the production line at the Talbot factory in Barlby Road, Kensington

Background imageProduction Line Collection: Chevrolet assembly line

Chevrolet assembly line. Two plant workers check the wheels

Background imageProduction Line Collection: Aluminium belt, Wolseley foundry, 1920s

Aluminium belt, Wolseley foundry, 1920s

Background imageProduction Line Collection: The Daimler chassis shop, c1911-c1914

The Daimler chassis shop, c1911-c1914. A Daimler, suspended from the ceiling, being transported across the factory floor

Background imageProduction Line Collection: Arthur Mulliner's coachbuilding works, Northampton, c1923

Arthur Mulliner's coachbuilding works, Northampton, c1923. Workers on the production line at the factory; Mulliner's provided coachwork for Rolls Royce cars

Background imageProduction Line Collection: Morris Cowley paint shop, 1920s

Morris Cowley paint shop, 1920s

Background imageProduction Line Collection: Interior of the Calcott car factory, Coventry, Warwickshire, April, 1921

Interior of the Calcott car factory, Coventry, Warwickshire, April, 1921. The production line, and workers, showing the car at various stages

Background imageProduction Line Collection: Chevrolet 490 cars on production line, c1920

Chevrolet 490 cars on production line, c1920. A long line of the cars, apparently completed. The Chevrolet 490 was designed to challenge the Model T Ford for its share of the market

Background imageProduction Line Collection: Ford factory, Dagenham, Essex, 1937

Ford factory, Dagenham, Essex, 1937. 22 hp Ford V8 Saloons being driven off the production line

Background imageProduction Line Collection: Citroen production line, France, c1922

Citroen production line, France, c1922. Men busy working on the B2 model

Background imageProduction Line Collection: Interior of the Norton factory, showing the production line, 1929

Interior of the Norton factory, showing the production line, 1929

Background imageProduction Line Collection: The Austin car factory at Longbridge, Birmingham, 1913

The Austin car factory at Longbridge, Birmingham, 1913

Background imageProduction Line Collection: Wolseley factory, Birmingham, c1921

Wolseley factory, Birmingham, c1921. 6 cl chassis on the production line at Adderley Park

Background imageProduction Line Collection: Assembly line of the Morris Bullnose, Cowley, Oxfordshire, 1925

Assembly line of the Morris Bullnose, Cowley, Oxfordshire, 1925

Background imageProduction Line Collection: Daimler factory, 1950s

Daimler factory, 1950s. Production line turning out Daimler cars

Background imageProduction Line Collection: Citroen Production line, 1960

Citroen Production line, 1960. Producing Citroen DS 19s and Citroen ID 19s

Background imageProduction Line Collection: Ford Escort production line, 1973

Ford Escort production line, 1973. A line of Ford Escorts with their bonnets up

Background imageProduction Line Collection: The panelling department at the Morris factory, 1925

The panelling department at the Morris factory, 1925. A line of factory workers pruducing the panelling for the Morris Coupé

Background imageProduction Line Collection: Ford production line, Genk factory, Belgium, early 1960s

Ford production line, Genk factory, Belgium, early 1960s. The first cars on the production line at the factory, watched by Ford management

Background imageProduction Line Collection: The Vintage of Médoc: cuvier or pressing-house at Chateau d'Estournel

The Vintage of Médoc: cuvier or pressing-house at Chateau d'Estournel
The Vintage of Medoc: cuvier or pressing-house at Chateau d'Estournel, 1871. The vine-growing district of Medoc, near Bordeaux in France

Background imageProduction Line Collection: The device that winds the yarn off bobbins to form the warp of the web: warping-frames

The device that winds the yarn off bobbins to form the warp of the web: warping-frames, 1909. The Romance of Cotton: Cottage to Great Factory'

Background imageProduction Line Collection: Casting a steam-engine Corliss cylinder - 62 inches in diameter

Casting a steam-engine Corliss cylinder - 62 inches in diameter
The Modern Mechanical Hercules: How We Harness Steam - Casting a steam-engine Corliss cylinder - 62 inches in diameter, 6-feet stroke, 1909

Background imageProduction Line Collection: The cigarette-maker: rolling, 1909. Creator: Unknown

The cigarette-maker: rolling, 1909. Creator: Unknown
The Very Fragrant Weed: Sixty Years of Cigarette Smoking: The cigarette-maker: rolling, 1909....with the introduction of the cigarette...condemnation of tobacco began to wane

Background imageProduction Line Collection: The making of the engines that drive cotton-mills: one of the erecting-shops

The making of the engines that drive cotton-mills: one of the erecting-shops
The Modern Mechanical Hercules: How We Harness Steam - - The making of the engines that drive cotton-mills: one of the erecting-shops, 1909

Background imageProduction Line Collection: The making of the engines that drive cotton-mills: one of the machine-shops

The making of the engines that drive cotton-mills: one of the machine-shops
The Modern Mechanical Hercules: How We Harness Steam - The making of the engines that drive cotton-mills: one of the machine-shops, 1909

Background imageProduction Line Collection: The cigarette-maker: cutting, 1909. Creator: Unknown

The cigarette-maker: cutting, 1909. Creator: Unknown
The Very Fragrant Weed: Sixty Years of Cigarette Smoking: The cigarette-maker: cutting, 1909....with the introduction of the cigarette...condemnation of tobacco began to wane

Background imageProduction Line Collection: Three thousand horse-power: two great triple-expansion engines, 1909. Creator: Unknown

Three thousand horse-power: two great triple-expansion engines, 1909. Creator: Unknown
The Modern Mechanical Hercules: How We Harness Steam - Three thousand horse-power: two great triple-expansion engines, 1909

Background imageProduction Line Collection: That which 'makes the wheels go round': a large engine in an Indian jute-factory

That which "makes the wheels go round": a large engine in an Indian jute-factory
The Modern Mechanical Hercules: How We Harness Steam - That which "makes the wheels go round": a large engine in an Indian jute-factory, 1909

Background imageProduction Line Collection: The cigarette-maker: filling, 1909. Creator: Unknown

The cigarette-maker: filling, 1909. Creator: Unknown
The Very Fragrant Weed: Sixty Years of Cigarette Smoking: The cigarette-maker: filling, 1909....with the introduction of the cigarette...condemnation of tobacco began to wane

Background imageProduction Line Collection: Women working in the Royal Army Clothing Factory, First World War, 1914-1918, (1933)

Women working in the Royal Army Clothing Factory, First World War, 1914-1918, (1933)

Background imageProduction Line Collection: Penn's Machine-Engine Factory at Greenwich: the Large Machine-Shop and Turnery

Penn's Machine-Engine Factory at Greenwich: the Large Machine-Shop and Turnery
Penn's Machine-Engine Factory at Greenwich [London]: the Large Machine-Shop and Turnery, 1865. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. Nelson K

Background imageProduction Line Collection: Stephenson's locomotive manufactory at Newcastle-On-Tyne: the fitting shop

Stephenson's locomotive manufactory at Newcastle-On-Tyne: the fitting shop, 1864....a view of the large building called "the fitting shop." It is here that

Background imageProduction Line Collection: Stephenson's locomotive manufactory at Newcastle-On-Tyne: the lathe and tool shop

Stephenson's locomotive manufactory at Newcastle-On-Tyne: the lathe and tool shop, 1864

Background imageProduction Line Collection: Cartoon from Puck, between 1880 and 1889. Creator: Frederick Burr Opper

Cartoon from Puck, between 1880 and 1889. Creator: Frederick Burr Opper
Cartoon from Puck, between 1880 and 1889

Background imageProduction Line Collection: Fisher's Patent Label Manufactury, 1857. Creator: Unknown

Fisher's Patent Label Manufactury, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Fisher's Patent Label Manufactury, 1857

Background imageProduction Line Collection: P.O. Dept. between 1910 and 1920

P.O. Dept. between 1910 and 1920. USA. Women operating Union Special sewing machines

Background imageProduction Line Collection: P.O. Dept. between 1910 and 1920

P.O. Dept. between 1910 and 1920. USA

Background imageProduction Line Collection: Comforts Committee of Navy League

Comforts Committee of Navy League, between 1910 and 1920. USA. First World War: women using circular knitting machines to produce socks for sailors

Background imageProduction Line Collection: The Bank-Note Printing-Room, at the Bank of England, 1854. Creator: Unknown

The Bank-Note Printing-Room, at the Bank of England, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Bank-Note Printing-Room, at the Bank of England [in London], 1854

Background imageProduction Line Collection: The Bank-Note Paper-Mill, Laverstoke, Hants. 1854. Creator: Unknown

The Bank-Note Paper-Mill, Laverstoke, Hants. 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Bank-Note Paper-Mill, Laverstoke, Hampshire, 1854. Processing paper used for banknotes

Background imageProduction Line Collection: Steam Sewing-Machines, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Steam Sewing-Machines, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Steam Sewing-Machines, 1854

Background imageProduction Line Collection: Mare and Co.'s Iron Ship-Building Works, 1854. Creator: Charles William Sheeres

Mare and Co.'s Iron Ship-Building Works, 1854. Creator: Charles William Sheeres
Mare and Co.'s Iron Ship-Building Works, 1854. Shipyard on the River Thames in London during the Crimean War, an

Background imageProduction Line Collection: Ammunition Works at Northfleet - Ball-Cartridge-Making, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Ammunition Works at Northfleet - Ball-Cartridge-Making, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Ammunition Works at Northfleet - Ball-Cartridge-Making, 1854

Background imageProduction Line Collection: Ammunition Works at Northfleet - Bullet-Casting, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Ammunition Works at Northfleet - Bullet-Casting, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Ammunition Works at Northfleet - Bullet-Casting, 1854

Background imageProduction Line Collection: The International Exhibition - cotton manufacture: Harrison's sizing-machine

The International Exhibition - cotton manufacture: Harrison's sizing-machine, 1862....one among the series of interesting machines exhibited by J. Harrison and Sons, of Blackburn

Background imageProduction Line Collection: The International Exhibition: Great Sugar-Mill

The International Exhibition: Great Sugar-Mill, by Mirrlees and Tait, of Glasgow, 1862

Background imageProduction Line Collection: Girls making cartridges for Enfield rifles at the Royal Arsenal

Girls making cartridges for Enfield rifles at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, 1862. Our illustration was taken [at]...the Royal Laboratory Department...near the Plumstead marshes

Background imageProduction Line Collection: Paper-making and cutting machine by Bryan

Paper-making and cutting machine by Bryan, Donkin and Co. in the International Exhibition, 1862

Background imageProduction Line Collection: Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: the beehive, 1862. Creator: Unknown

Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: the beehive, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: the beehive, 1862. This is the upper floor of a two-storied building upwards of 200ft. in length and 60ft

Background imageProduction Line Collection: Finishing shells at Woolwich Arsenal, 1862. Creator: W Thomas

Finishing shells at Woolwich Arsenal, 1862. Creator: W Thomas
Finishing shells at Woolwich Arsenal, 1862

Background imageProduction Line Collection: Mrs. Doris Duke, who is 26 and a mother of one child

Mrs. Doris Duke, who is 26 and a mother of one child, Corpus Christi, Texas. Mrs. Duke is a civil service worker in the Assembly and Repair dept

Background imageProduction Line Collection: Mary Louise Stepan, 21, used to be a waitress

Mary Louise Stepan, 21, used to be a waitress. She has a brother in the air corps. She is working on transport parts in the hand mill, Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas

Background imageProduction Line Collection: Drilling a wing bulkhead for a transport plane at the Consolidated Air

Drilling a wing bulkhead for a transport plane at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas

Background imageProduction Line Collection: Riveter at work on Consolidated bomber

Riveter at work on Consolidated bomber, Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas

Background imageProduction Line Collection: Grading and packing onions, Rice County, Minnesota, 1939. Creator: Arthur Rothstein

Grading and packing onions, Rice County, Minnesota, 1939. Creator: Arthur Rothstein
[Grading and packing onions, Rice County, Minnesota]

Background imageProduction Line Collection: In packing shed, grading and sacking potatoes

In packing shed, grading and sacking potatoes in twenty-five pound sacks for the chain store trade. Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California

Background imageProduction Line Collection: In packing shed, grading and sacking potat

In packing shed, grading and sacking potatoes in twenty-five pound sacks for the chain store trade. Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California

Background imageProduction Line Collection: Grading potatoes, preparing for shipment

Grading potatoes, preparing for shipment, cold, rainy morning, end of harvesting season. Potatoes have been stored in this growers cellar. Ten miles south of Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon

Background imageProduction Line Collection: Plate 6 (Examining the Newly Spun Cocoons)

Plate 6 (Examining the Newly Spun Cocoons), from the series "Kaiko Yashinai-gusa", Japan, c. 1772

Background imageProduction Line Collection: Filling Cartridges at the United States Arsenal, at Watertown, Massachusetts (Har

Filling Cartridges at the United States Arsenal, at Watertown, Massachusetts (Harpers Weekly, Vol. V), July 20, 1861

Background imageProduction Line Collection: Imported Silk Reeling Machine at Tsukiji in Tokyo, 4th month, 1872

Imported Silk Reeling Machine at Tsukiji in Tokyo, 4th month, 1872

Background imageProduction Line Collection: Women Workers and the War... First World War, 1914-1918, (c1920). Creator: Unknown

Women Workers and the War... First World War, 1914-1918, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Women Workers and the War: drilling and assembling operations on fuses, First World War, 1914-1918, (c1920). From " The Great World War: A History", Volume VI, edited by Frank A Mumby

Background imageProduction Line Collection: Women Workers for the War, c1914-1918, (c1920). Creator: Unknown

Women Workers for the War, c1914-1918, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Women Workers for the War, c1914-1918, (c1920). Shell-making in one of the Scottish munition works

Background imageProduction Line Collection: Munitions Factory, Bridgeport, Connecticut, c1870s. Artist: Theodore R Davis

Munitions Factory, Bridgeport, Connecticut, c1870s. Artist: Theodore R Davis
Munitions Factory, Bridgeport, Connecticut, c1870s. Machines speeded up production after the Civil War

Background imageProduction Line Collection: Cornhill, London, 1840. Artist: WD Hornsby

Cornhill, London, 1840. Artist: WD Hornsby
Interior view of Purssells Kitchen, no 80 Cornhill, London, 1840; showing preparation and cooking of food, including biscuits and confectionery

Background imageProduction Line Collection: Immigrant workers on the cooker production line at the GEC, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1962

Immigrant workers on the cooker production line at the GEC, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1962

Background imageProduction Line Collection: Cooker production line at the GEC factory, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1960. Artist

Cooker production line at the GEC factory, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1960. Artist
Cooker production line at the GEC factory, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1960. The final stages of cooker assembly at the GEC plant in Swinton (near Rotherham)

Background imageProduction Line Collection: Refrigerators being assembled at the GEC in Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1963. Artist

Refrigerators being assembled at the GEC in Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1963. Artist
Refrigerators being assembled at the GEC factory in Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1963

Background imageProduction Line Collection: The cooker assembly line at the GEC factory, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1963. Artist

The cooker assembly line at the GEC factory, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1963. Artist
The cooker assembly line at the GEC factory, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1963. The final stages of cooker asembly at the GEC plant in Swinton (near Rotherham)

Background imageProduction Line Collection: Bottling beer at Ward & Sons bottling plant, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1961. Artist

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

Background imageProduction Line Collection: The final process of bottling beer

The final process of bottling beer, Ward & Sons bottling plant, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1960

Background imageProduction Line Collection: Beer bottles being filled at Ward & Sons, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1960. Artist

Beer bottles being filled at Ward & Sons, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1960. Artist
Beer bottles being filled at Ward & Sons, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1960. Wards new bottling plant, near Rotherham, had the capacity to put labels on and to fill 8000 bottles per hour

Background imageProduction Line Collection: The final stages of bottling whisky at Wiley & Co, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1960

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

Background imageProduction Line Collection: GEC electrical goods assembly plant, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1963

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

Background imageProduction Line Collection: Detonator production, ICI plant, Denaby Main, South Yorkshire, 1962

Detonator production, ICI plant, Denaby Main, South Yorkshire, 1962. Detonators were produced on the site for 70 years until the mid 1960s

Background imageProduction Line Collection: Ward & Sons new soft drink bottling plant, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1961. Artist

Ward & Sons new soft drink bottling plant, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1961. Artist
Ward & Sons new soft drink bottling plant, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1961

Background imageProduction Line Collection: Quality checking cookers at the GEC plant, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1960. Artist

Quality checking cookers at the GEC plant, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1960. Artist
Quality checking cookers at the GEC plant, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1960. An overview of the final stages of cooker assembly at the GEC plant in Swinton, near Rotherham

Background imageProduction Line Collection: The final stages of cooker assembly at the GEC plant, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1960

The final stages of cooker assembly at the GEC plant, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1960

Background imageProduction Line Collection: Ward & Sons soft drink bottling plant, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1960. Artist

Ward & Sons soft drink bottling plant, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1960. Artist
Ward & Sons soft drink bottling plant, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1960. Swinton had a strong tradition of glass manufacture

Background imageProduction Line Collection: Fridge assembly at the General Electric Company, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1964. Artist

Fridge assembly at the General Electric Company, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1964. Artist
Fridge 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)

Background imageProduction Line Collection: Fridge assembly line at the General Electric Company, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1964

Fridge assembly line at the General Electric Company, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1964

Background imageProduction Line Collection: Great hall in Messrs Marshalls flax mill, Leeds, 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)

Background imageProduction Line Collection: Brick machines, 19th century

Brick machines, 19th century. Bradley and Cravens brick machine and Claytons brick machine



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