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Factory Collection (page 14)

Background imageFactory Collection: Jaguar factory, motor car assembly line, Coventry

Jaguar factory, motor car assembly line, Coventry, West Midlands Date: 1950s

Background imageFactory Collection: Advert for Tampax, Women are winning the War of Freedom

Advert for Tampax, Women are winning the War of Freedom Date: 1942

Background imageFactory Collection: A destroyed munitions factory at Quievrain, Belgium

A destroyed munitions factory at Quievrain, Belgium
A destroyed German munitions factory at Quievrain, in occupied Belgium, after an allied bombing raid in the First World War. Date: circa 1917

Background imageFactory Collection: SNCASO SO-P1 Ferblantine 01

SNCASO SO-P1 Ferblantine 01, during assembly at the SNCASO factory in Vichy France. First flown in 1941, this glider was hidden when Vichy France was occupied by the Germans

Background imageFactory Collection: A large industrial loom

A large industrial loom. Date: 1960

Background imageFactory Collection: Hawker Siddeley HS. 125-3B VH-ECF

Hawker Siddeley HS. 125-3B VH-ECF
Hawker Siddeley HS.125-3B VH-ECF (msn 25069), prior to delivery to Qantas (Queensland and Northern Territories Air Service), with Short SC.9 XH132

Background imageFactory Collection: VL Viima II G-BAAY

VL Viima II G-BAAY Hayala (msn VI-3), at Booker Aerodrome in March 1973. (VL - Valtion Lentokonetehdas - State Aircraft Factory) Date: 1976

Background imageFactory Collection: Advert, Cadbury's Cocoa Essence, Bournville

Advert, Cadbury's Cocoa Essence, Bournville Factory and Manufacture. Date: 1880

Background imageFactory Collection: Hawker Siddeley HS. 125 series 3 VH-ECF

Hawker Siddeley HS. 125 series 3 VH-ECF
Hawker Siddeley HS.125 series 3 VH-ECF (msn 25069), prior to delivery to Qantas (Queensland and Northern Territories Air Service), with Short SC.9 XH132

Background imageFactory Collection: Rubber Tree to Finished Motor Tyres 1907

Rubber Tree to Finished Motor Tyres 1907
Showing the plantation where the rubber is produced for the Dunlop Tyres factory where it is pressed, stretched and moulded into shape ready to be used on motorcars. Date: 1907

Background imageFactory Collection: Women working in cramped conditions spinning yarn. Date: 1883

Women working in cramped conditions spinning yarn. Date: 1883

Background imageFactory Collection: Compagnie Dunlop - Manufacturing Dunlop Tyres 1896

Compagnie Dunlop - Manufacturing Dunlop Tyres 1896
In the 1890s, when Dunlop tyre was first introduced the bicycle was popular in France that they were unable to keep up with extraordinary demand for pneumatic tyres

Background imageFactory Collection: Messrs Glasse and Elliott's Atlantic Telegraph Cable Works yard at East Greenwich, London

Messrs Glasse and Elliott's Atlantic Telegraph Cable Works yard at East Greenwich, London. The 1, 250 tons of telegraphic cable being laid out in five coils to go on-board the H.M.S

Background imageFactory Collection: First Powered Airship - British Army Dirigible No 1

First Powered Airship - British Army Dirigible No 1
The new British lead military airship Dirigible No 1, christened Nulli Secundus, made its maiden ascent at Farnborough. The early design work was carried out by Colonel James Templer

Background imageFactory Collection: Women on production line, United Biscuits, Harlesden

Women on production line, United Biscuits, Harlesden
Women at work on the production line for McVitie's Jaffa Cakes at the United Biscuits factory in Harlesden, Middlesex, 23 September 1970. Date: 1970

Background imageFactory Collection: Man removing peas from froster in Birds Eye factory

Man removing peas from froster in Birds Eye factory
Man removing peas from a froster in Birds Eye factory. The peas have been quick-frozen, ready for storage at sub-zero temperature. Date: circa 1970s

Background imageFactory Collection: Woman inspecting peas in Birds Eye factory

Woman inspecting peas in Birds Eye factory
Woman inspecting peas in a Birds Eye factory before they are quick-frozen. Date: circa 1970s

Background imageFactory Collection: Porcelain factory, Doubi, Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovakia

Porcelain factory, Doubi, Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovakia
A young woman, Wanda Janakova, working in a porcelain factory in Doubi, Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovakia. This factory specialised in coffee and tea sets, many of which are exported to western Europe

Background imageFactory Collection: Ww1 Wwi World War One First 1st Great I Propaganda

Ww1 Wwi World War One First 1st Great I Propaganda
ww1, wwi, world, war, one, first, 1st, great, i, propaganda, cartoon, caricature, leonard, raven, hill, punch, render, rendering, tallow, plant, factory, grim, gruesome, savage, fake, false

Background imageFactory Collection: Manufacture of Ostrich Feathers - Women Curlers 1907

Manufacture of Ostrich Feathers - Women Curlers 1907
The last treatment was having its locks curled. Using a blunt knife the women workers curl the plumes some reaching the length of about ten feet

Background imageFactory Collection: Manufacture of Ostrich Feathers - Joining feathers 1907

Manufacture of Ostrich Feathers - Joining feathers 1907
Edwardian women sitting along a table, using a sharp knife they cut and trim the quill thin and flat, so the colourful feathers can be glued together. Date: 1907

Background imageFactory Collection: Spain. Civil War. Bombardment of Barcelona (March)

Spain. Civil War. Bombardment of Barcelona (March)
Spain. Civil War. Bombardment of Barcelona (March, 17 and 18, 1938). Destroyed factory in Sant Andreu

Background imageFactory Collection: Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Producid!!

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Producid!! (Produce!!). Ink poster edited by the Republican government. SPAIN. Salamanca. Archivo Historico Nacional

Background imageFactory Collection: Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Per a una potent

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Per a una potent industria de guerra. Ier Congres Metal.lurgic de la UGT (For a powerful war industry. 1st Metallurgical Congress of the UGT)

Background imageFactory Collection: Spanish Civil War Industria De Pau? Guerra Peace

Spanish Civil War Industria De Pau? Guerra Peace
spanish, civil, war, industria, de, pau?, guerra, peace, industry?, industry, of, poster, vertical, upright, colour, color, cannon, factories, factory, industrial, industrialism, industrialization

Background imageFactory Collection: Spanish Civil War Building An Air Raid Shelter

Spanish Civil War Building An Air Raid Shelter
spanish, civil, war, building, an, air, raid, shelter, in, the, factory, serra, i, balet, gava, september, spain, monistrol, de, montserrat, library, of, abbey, vertical, upright, black, and, white

Background imageFactory Collection: Spanish Civil War 3 Elementos Necesarios Para

Spanish Civil War 3 Elementos Necesarios Para
spanish, civil, war, 3, elementos, necesarios, para, crear, una, nueva, Espana, three, necessary, elements, to, create, a, new, spain, poster, edited, by, the, trade, union, of, and, industry

Background imageFactory Collection: Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Por la independencia

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Por la independencia de Espana (For the Independence of Spain). Poster by Josep Renau edited by the General Commissariate of the Army

Background imageFactory Collection: Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). The nationalization

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). The nationalization of industry will accelerate the victory. Poster of the Spanish Communist Party

Background imageFactory Collection: Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). La destruccio

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). La destruccio del bosc es la destruccio de l'economia (Destruction of the forest is the destruction of economy). Poster edited by the Generalitat of Catalunya

Background imageFactory Collection: Trico March 1976

Trico March 1976
A march in support of the striking workers at the Trico-Folberth windscreen wipers factory, Brentford. The women workers at the factory were on strike demanding equal pay with their male colleagues

Background imageFactory Collection: Trico strikers 1976

Trico strikers 1976
Strikers barrack a car as it crosses the picket line at the Trico-Folberth windscreen wipers factory, Brentford, Middlesex, England

Background imageFactory Collection: Fork-lift truck Gagarin salute

Fork-lift truck Gagarin salute
A salute is made to the achievement of Yuri Gagarin, first man in space, at a demonstration of fork-lift trucks at the Basingstoke factory of Lansing Bagnall Ltd

Background imageFactory Collection: Various stages in order of making the palm oil and vegetable fats into a finely-scented eramic

Various stages in order of making the palm oil and vegetable fats into a finely-scented eramic soap in Joseph Crosfield & Sons, Soap Works at Bank Quarry, Warrington, Cheshire. Date: 1907

Background imageFactory Collection: Way to Increase your Greengage Jam Ration

Way to Increase your Greengage Jam Ration
Owing to the short supply of sugar, it was necessary to cut down the amount used in the jam production. Illustrated by William Heath Robinson showing inside a jam factory where every part of

Background imageFactory Collection: Jo Richardson, Labour politician, with group at Dagenham

Jo Richardson, Labour politician, with group at Dagenham
Josephine (Jo) Richardson (second from left) (1923-1994), Labour politician, MP for Barking and feminist, with a group of workers at Dagenham, in her own constituency. Date: 1979

Background imageFactory Collection: Female Factory Worker Heinz Zinram 1950s Printed

Female Factory Worker Heinz Zinram 1950s Printed
female, factory, worker, heinz, zinram, 1950s, printed, page, die, cutting, machine, printing, press, work, 50s, fifties, cut, machinery, industry, industrial, precision, history, historical, 10279922

Background imageFactory Collection: Jigsaw used to cut a piece of wood

Jigsaw used to cut a piece of wood
A carpenter using a jigsaw to cut a piece of wood to shape, possibly for use in die cutting. Photograph by Heinz Zinram Date: 1950s

Background imageFactory Collection: Scene in Woolwich Arsenal, London showing an armstrong gun being made

Scene in Woolwich Arsenal, London showing an armstrong gun being made. This gun was introduced into the British Army in 1859

Background imageFactory Collection: Huntley and Palmers Biscuit Manufactory

Huntley and Palmers Biscuit Manufactory
Exterior in Huntley and Palmers biscuit manufactory in Reading, Berkshire. Date: 1882

Background imageFactory Collection: Thomas Samuel & Sons British needle Mills in Redditch, Worcestershire

Thomas Samuel & Sons British needle Mills in Redditch, Worcestershire. Men making spring steel needles and fish hooks. Date: 1862

Background imageFactory Collection: Pears Soap Works 1882

Pears Soap Works 1882
Exterior of Pears Soap Works at at Lanadron, Isleworth. Date: 1882

Background imageFactory Collection: Woman Working a Foot Pedalled Power Loom 1854

Woman Working a Foot Pedalled Power Loom 1854
Factory woman seated at her frame, preparing the wasp for a handloom. At the time the population of upwards of 18, 000 people

Background imageFactory Collection: Macclesfield Factory Girl Preparing Warp 1845

Macclesfield Factory Girl Preparing Warp 1845
Factory girl seated at her frame, preparing the wasp for a power-loom in a large manufacturing town in the county of Chester

Background imageFactory Collection: Elkington & Co. Manufacture, Royal Visit 1874

Elkington & Co. Manufacture, Royal Visit 1874
Royal visit by Prince and Princess of Wales (later King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra) to Elkington factory in Birmingham, where electro and silver plating where made. Date: 1874

Background imageFactory Collection: Royal visit by Prince and Princess of Wales (later King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra)

Royal visit by Prince and Princess of Wales (later King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra) to Elkington factory in Birmingham, where electro and silver plating where made. Date: 1874

Background imageFactory Collection: Crosfield's soap works, Warrington 1886

Crosfield's soap works, Warrington 1886
Various scenes of the packing and distribution of Crosfield's Soap, Bank, Quarry, Warrington, Cheshire. Date: 1886

Background imageFactory Collection: Various stages of manufacture. Date: 1878

Various stages of manufacture. Date: 1878



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