Factory Worker Collection (page 4)

The Candle-moulding Room, c1917
The Candle-moulding Room. The candles have been forced up into the clamps, and the attendant is filling up the troughs with a fresh supply of melted wax. c1917

Fixing Spout on a Teapot, c1917. From How It is Made, by Archibald Williams. [Thomas Nelson and Sons, London, Edinburgh, Dublin and New York]

Stamping Blocks of Soap, c1917. From How It is Made, by Archibald Williams. [Thomas Nelson and Sons, London, Edinburgh, Dublin and New York]

A Wax Taper-making Plant, 1917
A Wax Taper-making Plant. - A is the trough of melted wax through which the cotton strands are drawn, c1917. From How It is Made, by Archibald Williams

Diagrams illustrating the preparation of Rags and Esparto Grass for Paper-making, c1917. From How It is Made, by Archibald Williams. [Thomas Nelson and Sons, London, Edinburgh, Dublin and New York]

Leaving the Munition Works, 1918, 1920. Artist: Winifred Knights
Leaving the Munition Works, 1918, 1920. From Londoners Then and Now As Pictured By Their Contemporaries, edited by Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio Ltd. London, 1920]

Poster Un Seul Combat pour une Seule Patrie pub. 1944 (colour lithograph)

Female workers at a negligee factory in midtown Manhattan, New York, USA, 1920s. Artist
Female workers at a negligee factory in midtown Manhattan, New York, USA, 1920s

Packing garden forks for dispatch, Brades Tools, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1966

Forging at J Beardsley, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1966. Artist: Michael Walters
Forging at J Beardsley, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1966. The forge would press the steel into the desired shape between two dies

Rolling hot spades, garden tool manufacture, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1966. Artist
Rolling hot spades, garden tool manufacture, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1966

Packing turf cutters, Everlast Garden Tools, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1965. Artist
Packing turf cutters, Everlast Garden Tools, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1965

Beating hot garden forks, Ward & Payne Ltd, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1965. Red hot garden forks are beaten into shape on an anvil before being finished

Garden tool production, Brades Tools, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1966

Coils and hexagonal bars at the Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. A manager quality checks the finished coils which are ready for delivery

The test bakery at Spillers Foods, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire 1962. As producers of flour for a large proportion of the nations commercial bakeries

View of the canteen at the Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, 1964. Artist
View of the canteen, Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. The canteen provided meals for the steelworkers

A Clark forklift truck, Spillers Animal Foods, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, 1962. Artist
A Clark forklift truck, Spillers Animal Foods, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, 1962. A warehousman operating a forklift truck with pallets loaded with bags of animal feed

Presentation to a female worker at the ICI Detonator works, Denaby Main, South Yorkshire, 1962. A Female worker is presented with a bunch of flowers

Production line control room, Spillers Animal Foods, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, 1962. A controller checking a punch card which instructs him to made an adjustment to the food mix

Complex conveyor delivery, Spillers Animal Foods, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, 1962. The finished product, in this case Breeders Mash pellets is off loaded at the end of the complex arrangement of

Packing section, International Harvester tractor factory, Doncaster, South Yorkshire 1966. Partly assembled tractors being packed for export

Teeming iron into ingots, J Beardshaw & Sons, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. A steelworker in the process of teeming (pouring) molten iron into ingots

Crack detection on round bars, J Beardshaw & Sons, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. A worker uses a spray gun to apply a fluid which will shaw any cracks whch may exist in the bar

Straightening round bars, J Beardshaw & Sons, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. A worker from J Beardshaw & Sons in Sheffield uses a straightening machine on a round bar

Rolling steel, J Beardshaw & Sons, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. The process of rolling steel involves running the steel bar through rollers to produce, in this case, a thinner steel bar

Casting a pole magnet, the Edgar Allen Steel Co, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963

Pouring small castings, Edgar Allen Steel Co, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. Artist
Pouring small castings, Edgar Allen Steel Co, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. Molten steel can be seen cooling in the moulds after being poured

Immigrant workers on the cooker production line at the GEC, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1962. Due to a shortage of available workers for the production lines at their cooker

Cooker production line at the GEC factory, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1960. Artist
Cooker production line at the GEC factory, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1960. The final stages of cooker assembly at the GEC plant in Swinton (near Rotherham)

Quality checking a casting for a pump, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 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

A yardsman stacking pallets of bricks, Whitwick Brickworks, Coalville, Leicestershire, 1963. Stacking pallets of bricks with a Coventry Climax forklift truck

Loading a palletising machine with bricks, Whitwick Brickworks, Coalville, Leicestershire, 1963. A worker at the Whitwick Brickworks loading a palletising machine which is used to load the finished

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)

Filling bags of animal feed, Spillers Animal foods, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, 1963. Bags of animal feed being filled from hoppers

Enamelling a steel bath at Ideal Standard, Hull, Humberside, 1967. Established in 1954, Ideal Standard has been producing bathroom products in Hull for over 50 years

Extracting a steel bath from the furnace at Ideal Standard in Hull, Humberside, 1967. Established in 1954, Ideal Standard has been producing bathroom products in Hull for over 50 years

Industrial relations, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1966. Artist: Michael Walters
Industrial relations, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1966. Photo for a press ad showing a selection of designers and tradesmen in white coats with shop floor workers to the rear

Worker using a cutting machine, Egdar Allen Steel Foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1964. A technician at work on a Taylor Hobson optical profile cutting machine that was used for the precision

Bottling beer at Ward & Sons bottling plant, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1961. Artist
Bottling beer at Ward & Sons bottling plant, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1961. The bottles are filled and the caps placed on them before proceeding along the production line to the labelling machine

An engineer at work at the Edgar Allen Steel Foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1962. An engineer using a precision depth guage to quality check a giant magnet casting

Heading at the Edgar Allen Steel Foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1962. Artist
Heading at the Edgar Allen Steel Foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1962. Two workers with heading machines which were used for the final formation of product

Roll turning at the Edgar Allen Steel Foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1962. Artist
Roll turning at the Edgar Allen Steel Foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1962. A worker at Edgar Allens Steel founders with a roll turning lathe. These were used for the finishing of tool products

Vertical heat treatment process, Edgar Allen Steel Foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1962. The process involves the red hot metal (in this case pneumatic drill heads) being cooled in a fluid bath

Forging heads at the Edgar Allen Steel Foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1962. The forge presses metal between two dies (called tooling)

Drawing hexagonal rods, Edgar Allen Steel Foundry, Sheffield, 1962
Drawing hexagonal rods, Edgar Allen Steel Foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1962. The hexagonal bars are used mainly for bolts, nuts, couplings, valves, and precision equipment

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"From Dance Floors to Assembly Lines: The Lives of Factory Workers Throughout History" Step back in time to South Yorkshire, 1957, where female ICI employees found joy and camaraderie as they enjoyed a dance together. Artist Michael Walters beautifully captured this moment, showcasing the human side of factory workers. In Lancashire Mill Town, cotton mill worker Alice Nelson embarked on her daily journey to the Lilac Mill in Shaw. Her determination and resilience were emblematic of the hardworking individuals who powered the textile industry. During the 1940s, amidst war-torn times, an unknown creator documented a tour of inspection in an arms factory. These brave men and women played a crucial role in supporting their countries during times of conflict. The occupation of the Ruhr by France and Belgium troops in 1923 shed light on how political events impacted factory workers' lives. Their dedication persisted despite challenging circumstances. Traveling further back in time to 1844, we glimpse into an interior power-loom factory through an unknown creator's eyes. This image serves as a testament to industrialization's early stages and its impact on laborers' lives. At Fisher Bendix Factory in Kirkby, workers voted overwhelmingly to carry on their occupation—a powerful display of solidarity among colleagues facing uncertain times. Shultons Cosmetics Factory located in Seaton Delaval showcased Northumberland's contribution to England's manufacturing sector. The skilled workforce here exemplified excellence within their craft. Even royalty recognized the importance of factories; King George V and Queen Mary visited Sir William Hesketh's Soap Works factory—an acknowledgment that these establishments shaped nations' economies and livelihoods. During World War II, Royal Ordnance Factories like those seen across Wales became vital for supplying ammunition needed for defense efforts—highlighting how factories adapted during wartime crises. Fast forward to 1980 when Ronnie Metcalf operated a nibbler machine—a symbol of technological advancements that transformed the factory landscape.