Manufacture Collection (page 28)

Wartime salvage poster asking for rags, paper, bones and metal. Waste is wanted for war weapons. This week and every week salvage is essential. 1940s

George V visiting munitions factory in Hull
King George V in army uniform, visiting a munitions factory in Hull during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Processing sugar cane, 1877
Grinding sugar cane in Cuba. Date: 1877

Sugar mill, Guadaloupe, 1850s
A sugar mill at Guadaloupe, West Indies. Date: 1850s

Manufacture of war medals, Royal Mint
Manufacture of General Service cupro-nickel war medals at the Royal Mint, when output was increased to half a million per week. circa 1940s

West Indies sugar mill
Interior view of a sugar mill in the West Indies. Date: 19th century

Gauges used to manufacture Vickers-Maxim gun
Gauges used to manufacture the Vickers-Maxim gun, a heavy machine gun which was used from the late 1880s through to the 1940s in many wars by many countries. Date: 20th century

De Mornays patent sugar-mill, Brazil, 1854
The interior of a mill house showing de Mornays patent sugar-mill on the Carauna Estate, in Pernambuco, Brazil. Date: 1854

Mark VIII Liberty tank assembly, USA, WW1
The Anglo-American Mark VIII Liberty tank being manufactured at the Parish & Bingham works in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, during the First World War. Date: January 1918

Axminster carpet loom, Festival of Britain, London
A large Axminster carpet loom on display and in action in the Power and Production Pavilion, Festival of Britain, South Bank, London. Date: May 1951

Making Tiles 18th C
A French tilery from the 18th century with the kiln and the tiles outside for drying. Date: Circa 1760

Tools of the Guns Makers
Tools used to make guns in 18th century France. Date: Circa 1760

Guns Factory 18th C
Machines to make 18th century guns. Date: Circa 1760

Moulding Tiles 18th C
Two men at work in a French tilery from the 18th century. The man on the left is moulding tiles from clay. Date: Circa 1760

Bullets / Woolwich / 1873
The manufacture of bullets at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, London Date: 1873

Sewing with Machines
Clothes produced on sewing machines. Date: 1863

Repairing a Piano
Repairing a piano Date: 1950s

Making Shaving Brushes
Two women washing and sterilising bristles, an important part of the dressing and preparation of badger hair for the manufacture of shaving brushes. Date: 1 March 1933

Button Makers in 18th C
Three button makers in a french factory in the 18th century. The buttons they are making here are in metal. Date: Circa 1760

Perfume Manufacture / 1862
Behind the scenes of a perfume shop in the Boulevard de Strasbourg, Paris, France. Date: 1862

Ammunition / Woolwich / 1862
Casting shot and shell for 100-pounder Armstrong guns at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, London Date: 1862

Armstrong Gun-Maker / 1862
The finishing touches are applied by lathe to a 100 pounder Armstrong gun at the Woolwich Arsenal, London Date: 1862

Ammunition / Woolwich / 1877
Putting the finishing touches to Palliser shells at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, London Date: 1877

Armour plate milling machine, 1870s Date: 1870

Shaping the end of a Christmas cracker, 1905
A female worker at the famous Tom Smith Christmas cracker factory, shapes the end of a cracker over a brass cylinder by tightly drawing string round the loose end

Filling and Rolling Christmas crackers, 1905
A female worker filling and rolling Christmas crackers at Tom Smith s, the famous cracker manufacturer in 1905. Workers were paid piece meal with the average output being 600 crackers per day

French Cream room at a sweet factory, London
Women handle large wooden trays in the French Cream room at the sweet manufacturers Clarke, Nickolls and Coombs, at Hackney Wick, London. The firm made Clarincos chocolates

Furniture workshop, Barnstaple, Devon
Men at work assembling wooden sections in the furniture workshop of Messrs Shapland and Petter, Barnstaple, Devon

Matchmakers filling frames with wax strands
Women working at a matchmaking factory fill frames with wax strands

Hand-operated loom for Axminster carpets, Glasgow
A team of five men operate the large hand loom for Axminster carpets at the factory of Messrs Templeton, Glasgow, Scotland

Liquorice room at a sweet factory, London
Women at work in the Liquorice room at the sweet manufacturers Clarke, Nickolls and Coombs, at Hackney Wick, London. The firm also made Clarincos chocolates

Female wool weaving operators, Yorkshire
Female wool weaving operators tend their machines at a Yorkshire factory

Cutting ivory to make piano keys
A craftsman cuts (ethically harvested) ivory tusks in order to make piano keys

Feeding silk worms

Clog makers in the Wye Valley, Mid Wales
A large group of clog makers in the Wye Valley, probably in the Mid Wales area

Shawl making, India
The manufacture of shawls at Amritsar, India

Brushmakers Shop at Barnardos Home, Stepney Causeway
Brushmakers shop at Barnardos Home, Stepney Causeway, East London. In 1870, Thomas Barnardo set up a home for destitute boys at 18-26 Stepney Causeway

Indian Goldsmiths at work

Brickmaking in Kashgar, western China
People making bricks in Kashgar, western China

Metal worker at Matiari, West Bengal, India
A metal worker makes a brass pot by traditional methods at Matiari, a village in West Bengal, India. Date: 2007

Oldest brewery, Weihenstephan, Bavaria, Germany
Painting of a brewing scene on the exterior of the oldest brewery in the world, at Weihenstephan, near Freising, north of Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Winemaking equipment, Camara de Lobos, Madeira, Portugal
An antique object used in the making of wine, in the showroom of Henriques & Henriques SA, Camara de Lobos, near Funchal, Madeira, Portugal

Old winepress, Camara de Lobos, Madeira, Portugal
An old winepress on display at the firm of Henriques & Henriques SA, Camara de Lobos, near Funchal, Madeira, Portugal

Daily Mirror Advertising space advertisement - Hatter
An advertisement from the Daily Mirror looking for companies to advertise in the newspaper, using the argument that more skilled workers than ever are readers of the paper. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Checking blue woollen threads
A 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

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 yarn
The machine used to ball up knitting yarn ready for sale. Picture taken in the massive Darlington factory of Patons & Baldwins. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Butt Welding railway rails
A fantastic colour photograph showing the sparks flying up during the butt welding of railway rails. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

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