Post-war British industy in colour

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  • Tapping a furnace, Ford factory, Dagenham, Essex, 1954

    ‘Maurice W Broomfield (2 February 1916 – 4 October 2024) was a photographer whose images of post-war British industry were credited with capturing the optimistic spirit of the time.’

    - Wikipedia

    Taking a core sample, Lead Industry, 1954

    Balancing a Ship Propeller Bulls Metal and Marine Shipyard, Glasgow, Scotland, 1956

    Checking Furnace, Ford Dagenham, England, 1957

    Firing a crucible of molten metal. Ford's Dagenham 1957

    Electric Art Cutting inside a boiler. T. Ward, 1958

    Assembling a former for a stator. English Electric, 1960

    Checking a transformer, English Electric, Stafford, 1960

    Testing Spraying Thermal Insulation Shell International, 1963

    Preparing a Warp British Nyon Spinners, Pontypool, Wales, 1964

    British Nyon Spinners, Pontypool, Wales, 1964

    Fryolux Solder Paint operator, Fry's Factory, Bermondsey, London, 1971

    All images (c) Maurice Broomfield.

    ‘Maurice Broomfield Photographs’ available from Foto8

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    1 comment to Post-war British industy in colour

    • class factotum

      I am very glad to see that the lady working on the loom has her hair contained. The mill museum in Lowell, Massachusetts, has a story about a female worker whose long hair got caught in the machinery and she was killed.

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