South Yorkshire Collection (page 6)

Tensioning the crosscut on a two metre saw blade, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. A worker at Slack Sellars & Co Ltd. The process of tensioning involves hammering the saw face to alter the shape of

Grinding two metre saw blades at Slack Sellars & Co Ltd, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. To produce a smooth finish to the saw blades, the faces are ground on giant revolving grinding stones

Heat treating a two metre saw blade, Slack Sellars & Co Ltd, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. The process of heat-treating metal involves the heating up and rapid cooling of the metal

Checking finished castings at AT Green & Sons Ltd foundry, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1963. To create the smooth finishes to a casting, it is machined

Grinding the flashing from a casting, AT Green & Sons Ltd, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1963. The flashing is the excess steel which is left on the casting when the steel sets

Casting at AT Green & Sons steel foundry, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1963. Artist
Casting at AT Green & Sons steel foundry, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1963. A steelworker pours molten steel from the furnace as a mould is filled in the gackground

Quality checking a casting for a pump, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1963. AT Green & Sons ran a foundry in Northfield Lane in Rotherham

General view of the foundry, AT Green & Sons Ltd, South Yorkshire, Rotherham, 1963. AT Green & Sons ran a foundry in Northfield Lane in Rotherham

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

Refrigerators being assembled at the GEC in Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1963. Artist
Refrigerators being assembled at the GEC factory in Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1963. Later to become Morphy Richards, the company transferred production from their Birmingham plant after the Second

Stripping a steel casting, Wombwell Foundry, South Yorkshire, 1963. Steelworkers remove the mould from a steel casting, (in this case a five foot roller). This process is known as stripping

Machining a five foot roller on a lathe at Wombwell Foundry, South Yorkshire, 1963. This is the final process of achieving a perfectly smooth finish on the product

Pattern making for a steel mould, Wombwell Foundry, South Yorkshire, 1963. Artist
Pattern making for a steel mould, Wombwell Foundry, South Yorkshire, 1963. Engineers work from detailed technical drawings to create patterns

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)

Moulding in the Wombwell Foundry, South Yorkshire, 1963. Artist: Michael Walters
Moulding in the Wombwell Foundry, South Yorkshire, 1963. A steel worker uses a wooden pattern to create a mould for a steel casting

The casting furnace at Wombwell Foundry, South Yorkshire, 1963. Artist: Michael Walters
The casting furnace at Wombwell Foundry, South Yorkshire, 1963

Machining industrial rollers at the Wombwell Foundry & Engineering Co, South Yorkshire, 1963. An engineer checks his work in the final stages of machining a five foot industrial roller

A Wesleyan church conference group from the South Yorkshire town of Mexborough, 1963

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

Sheffield steel product: a Slack Sellars saw blade, 1963. Artist: Michael Walters
Sheffield steel product: a Slack Sellars saw blade, 1963. One of the products Sheffield was famous for was its high quality steels

Apprentice butcher showing his work to competition judges, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 1963. Scene at the Meat Trades semi-finals

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

Home delivery of a cooker, Darfield, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 1963. To promote their home delivery service for large items such as cookers

Danish Bacon pre packed meat display, Kilnhurst, South Yorkshire, 1963
Danish Bacon pre-packed meat display, Kilnhurst, South Yorkshire, 1963. At their Kilnhurst regional depot Danish Bacon display their new range of pre packed meats

Fleet of AEC Regal Mk4s belonging to Philipsons Coaches, Goldthorpe, South Yorkshire, 1963. The company operated from Goldthorpe in South Yorkshire for a many years both on coastal excursions

A trackwork junction being installed in a Sheffield factory, South Yorkshire, 1963

Assembling trackwork in an ICI factory, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. Artist
Assembling trackwork in an ICI factory, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963

Installation of trackwork in an ICI Plant, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. Artist
Installation of trackwork in an ICI Plant, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963

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

Awards ceremony dinner for ICI employees, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1962. Artist
Awards ceremony dinner for ICI employees, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1962. At an awards ceremony for safe driving by ICI employees, guests are photographed before the dinner and presentations

British Oxygen van at the Park Gate Iron and Steel Company, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. An employee of the British Oxygen technical service with his Austin A55/A60 Van

ERF 66GSF tipper pulling a hot ingot transporter, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1963. The lorry had a 13ft 3in wheelbase and was powered by the Gardner power unit

Childrens Christmas party at a Methodist school, South Yorkshire, 1964. Artist
Childrens Christmas party at a Methodist school, South Yorkshire, 1964

Crane lifting staircase carriageways into a new office building, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1961. Fabricated staircase carriageways are lifted by crane in to a new office development in Sheffield

Preparation for construction work, Sheffield University, South Yorkshire, 1960. Artist
Preparation for construction work, Sheffield University, South Yorkshire, 1960. As the site is being prepared for the commencement of construction of part of Sheffield University

An AEC Mammoth Major on the building site for Sheffield University, 1960. Artist
AEC Mammoth Major on the building site for Sheffield University, South Yorkshire, 1960. An AEC Mammoth Major lorry delivering reinforcement bars on the building site for Sheffield University

Atkinsons department store under construction, the Moor, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1959. The photograph shows the progress of the building of Atkinsons department store in central Sheffield

Interior of the Butchery Department, Barnsley Co-op, South Yorkshire, 1956. Artist
Interior of the Butchery Department, Barnsley Co-op, South Yorkshire, 1956. The interior of shop before its renovation. A good example of a postwar shop interior

Exterior of the Butchery Department, Barnsley Co-op, South Yorkshire, 1956. Artist
Exterior of the Butchery Department, Barnsley Co-op, South Yorkshire, 1956

Pit ponies, South Yorkshire, 1967. Artist: Michael Walters
Pit ponies, South Yorkshire, 1967. In 1913 there were 70, 000 pit ponies at work in Britain, according to government statistics

Steelworks safety representative, Newton Chambers, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1971

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