A woman packing bandages into a box in a factory producing roller bandages
- Date:
- 10 Jan 1939
- Location:
- HERTFORDSHIRE
- Reference:
- MED01/01/0156
- Type:
- Photograph (Print)
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Description
The original caption may contain language which is historic and which may no longer be considered appropriate. It has been retained in the record in the interest of historical accuracy.
The caption on the reverse of the photograph reads: “How roller bandages are made (see attached story). Photo shows:- Breaking the long roll of tightly compressed and severed cloth into individual bandages. This machine can turn out 3,500 separate bandages per hour and they are now ready for packing up for sale to the public.”
The exact location of the factory shown in this photograph is not known. See also MED01/01/0150-0155 and MED01/01/0157-0158, and MED01/02/0003. High-resolution copies of this image are available for free for non-commercial use. Please Enquire to place an order.
Content
This is part of the Series: MED01/01 Series of prints; within the Collection: MED01 Topical Press Agency Medical Collection
Rights
Source: Historic England Archive
People & Organisations
Photographer: Topical Press Agency Limited
Photographer: Harrison, Norman Kingsley
Keywords
Factory, Industrial Heritage, People At Work, Women's History
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