The interior of the Skefko Ball Bearing Company factory
- Date:
- 1918
- Location:
- Skefko Ball Bearing Company Limited, Leagrave Road, Luton
- Reference:
- BL24129
- Type:
- Photograph (Negative)
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Description
The Skefko Ball Bearing Company (SKF) was founded in Gothenburg, Sweden in 1907. The Luton factory, which had opened in 1911, more than doubled in size during the First World War in order to meet the increased demand for bearings.
Content
This is part of the Series: HBL01/01 Series of photographic negatives and prints; within the Collection: HBL01 The Bedford Lemere Collection
Rights
Source: Historic England Archive
Keywords
Machinery, Early 20th Century Bearing Factory, Early 20th Century Steel Works, Early 20th Century Factory
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