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Yarn rolling machineA lady working at a complex multi-level machine for rolling yarn onto circular spools, after the wool has been industrially spun, at Patons & Baldwins factory in Darlington
Muller Automatic Cone-winding machineA factory worker operates a Muller automatic cone-winding machine, (used for clearing and winding single-spun yarns) at Patons & Baldwins factory in Darlington
Wool spinning - Patons & BaldwinsA view looking down a machine rolling yarn onto circular spools, after the wool has been industrially spun at Patons & Baldwins factory in Darlington
Wool Winding Machine - Patons & BaldwinsA woman worker in dark blue overalls operating and checking a huge wool-winding machine at Patons & Baldwins factory at Darlington
Patons & Baldwins - wool processingA woman factory worker in blue uniform feeds light blue thread into a large piece of (possibly weaving?) machinery at Patons & Baldwins factory in Darlington
Checking blue woollen threadsA factory worker checks a machine rolling dark blue yarn onto circular spools, after the wool has been industrially spun at Patons & Baldwins factory in Darlington
Track laying - using a bulldozerA Caterpillar bulldozer being operated during track laying by the Wimpey construction company. Nightime engineering works. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
Tempering a long metal bar in an industrial furnace. The bar was heated prior to hammering and shaping to make railway rails. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
Balling up knitting yarnThe machine used to ball up knitting yarn ready for sale. Picture taken in the massive Darlington factory of Patons & Baldwins. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
Operating a wool-winding machineA woman operating and checking a huge wool winding machine at Patons & Baldwins factory at Darlington. Patons & Baldwins was one of the largest manufacturers of knitting yarn in the UK between
Laying railway tracks at nightA very atmospheric shot of a steam engine and cranes aiding the laying of a new set of railway tracks. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
Butt Welding railway railsA fantastic colour photograph showing the sparks flying up during the butt welding of railway rails. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
Folding raw wool into large binsFolding rools of semi-processed wool into large tubs ready for transport to the next stage of processing at Patons & Baldwins Factory at Darlington. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
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Filling Sandbags - WW2 Home Front (2 / 4)World War Two - British Home Front - London. Men and young boys fill sandbags in the street. The sandbags were piled against buildings
A Spooner Travelling ovenA immense Spooner Travelling Oven - with the dough for loaves of white bread entering the immense baking oven section of the machine
New Worker - Fisher & Ludlows, TiptonA photograph taken for an advertisement for the Daily Mirror of the type of New Worker the paper was trying to attract into its readership
Filling Sandbags - WW2 Home Front (4 / 4)World War Two - British Home Front - London. Young men, boys and women of all ages fill sandbags in the street. The sandbags were piled against buildings
Filling Sandbags - WW2 Home Front (1 / 4)World War Two - British Home Front - London. Men and young boys fill sandbags in the street. The sandbags were piled against buildings
Filling Sandbags - WW2 Home Front (3 / 4)World War Two - British Home Front - London. Men and young boys fill sandbags in the street. The sandbags were piled against buildings
A machine collects coloured yarn onto rollsAn employee checks a machine which is collecting different coloured wool yarns onto large rolls at Patons & Baldwins factory in Darlington
Adjusting a valve in a submarineA sailor adjusts a valve in the engine room of a British submarine. Photograph by Heinz Zinram Date: 1950s
Factory worker operating control boxA worker, standing at a control device, signals for a part of the production process to proceed. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
Industrial Yarn SpinningA factory worker attends to an enormous yarn spinning machine at Patons & Baldwins factory in Darlington. Patons & Baldwins was a leading British manufacturer of knitting yarn
Railway Line Construction - laying ballastBallast is fed down a long conveyor belt into the laying machine, which moves slowly along the railway line under construction under the watchful eye of an engineer. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
Removing Rock from a TunnelThree construction workers use pneumatic drills to remove rock from around a large pipe in an underground tunnel. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
A printer checking a large proofA printer checks a very large proof, hot off the press. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
Adding Dye to a printing machineA factory worker adds red dye to a large piece of printing machinery. Photograph by Heinz Zinram. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
Testing a DeviceAn engineer tests a small hydraulic device. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
A Trainee SignalmanA trainee signalman operates the junctions on a model railway as part of his training. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
Factory control boardTechnicians, wearing ear pieces, keep close watch on a factory control board, ensuring systems run correctly, power supply levels remain constant and automated processes operate correctly
Office scene with large angled mirrorA futuristic office with a large angled mirrored screen running along one wall, with up to the minute computer systems visible in the reflection. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
Teenager being told offAn older woman knits in her sitting room, whilst delivering a stern reprimand to a sullen faced teenage girl (her daughter) who sits alongside her looking downcast and moderately fed up
Metal being tempered in a furnace prior to shapingA metalworker tempers a piece of metal in a furnace, while another observes using a viewing plate to protect his eyes from the light emanating from the furnace core. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
Shaping metal plate in a large hydraulic pressTwo factory workers remove a metal plate from a large industrial hydraulic press after shaping. The completely piece appears to be the bodywork for a road vehicle. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
Seam welding aluminium plates - arc lampTwo welders seam weld aluminium plates onto the roof of a liquid methane tank at Canvey Island under the light of an arc lamp. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
Testing Train WheelsA railway engineer uses an electronic device to test the solidity and structural integrity of a large steam train wheel. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
Cyan Separation at a printing worksA printer uses an electronic device to work on the negative image of the blue component of a printed page, known as the cyan separation. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
Ryder car disc brake pad machineA factory worker operates a Ryder disc brake pad machine. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
Muller Automatic Cone-winderA factory worker operates a Muller automatic cone-winding machine, (used for clearing and winding single-spun yarns) at Patons & Baldwins factory in Darlington
Admiring the new windowsA Mother and her daughter admire their new glazing - a promotional photograph taking for a window glass company. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
Checking a printing machineA printer checks sheets of card coming through the press sytem. These card sheets bear the printed template for boxes of Cadbury Roses chocolates. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
A technician doing miniature workA technician uses an unidentified instrument, incorporating a microscope and an electomagnetic circuit to work on very tiny electronic components. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
Pouring Molten MetalA metalworker wearing protective eye goggles pours molten metal in to a mould from a huge crucible container, attached to an immense hook, into a small mould. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
Refueling a British Road Services truckA promotional photograph for British Road Services. Here a truck of the fleet is refueled at a trade pump. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
Adjusting a mould for hydraulic pressA metalworker makes adjustments to a mould, to be used to shape a metal plate on a large industrial hydraulic press. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
Shock absorbers in actionAn artistic photograph of a train suspension system in action, absorbing the shock of the wheel on a rail when in motion. A photograph used in an advertisement for Rocksil rock wool - used