Two foundrymen working on the coremaking line in the Thames Foundry at the Ford Motor Company Works

Date:: Apr 1958

Location:: Ford Motor Company Works, Thames Foundry, Dagenham, Havering, Greater London Authority

Reference:: JLP01/01/049/19

Type:: Photograph (Print)

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Description

The typed label beneath the photograph reads 'This Coremaking Line is equipped with six coreblowing and core stripping machine units on which various cores for Tractor castings are made. Four of these units are fully automatic and two semi-automatic - the latter being necessary to produce the heaviest cores.'

This image was catalogued as part of the Breaking New Ground Project in partnership with the John Laing Charitable Trust in 2019-20.

Content

This is part of the Volume: JLP01/01/049 Factory for Ford Motor Company Ltd, Dagenham; within the Series: JLP01/01 John Laing Photographic Collection Project Albums; within the Collection: JLP01 John Laing Photographic Collection

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Keywords

Mid 20th Century Car Factory, Mid 20th Century Foundry, Industrial Heritage, People At Work