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Image Reference Number:
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EPC02_15_05_03
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Title:
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Ercol employee operating a steam bending machine
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Photographer:
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unknown
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Date:
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1970-1976
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Decade:
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1970-1979
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Manufacturer:
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Furniture Industries Ltd.
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People:
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Jack Holmes
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Description:
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Ercol employee Jack Holmes (Big Jack) operating a steam bending machine, the chair parts are being hammered to ensure they stay flat on the machine bed. The parts are being bent to meet the former in the centre of the machine. Probably the Spring Gardens site.
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Notes:
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'Big Jack' and approximate date identified by Roger Pearce. Jack Holmes identified by Edward Tadros.
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Concepts:
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manufacturing , employees , furniture
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Technical Terms & Materials:
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bending , formers
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Copyright:
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contact HWeFA for details about re-use of this image
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Collection Title:
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HWeFA
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Object Type:
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transparency
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Object Dimensions (cm.):
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6 x 6
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Colour Type:
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colour
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Cataloguer:
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Sharon Grover
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Date Catalogued:
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Wed Jun 06 00:00:00 BST 2007
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Auto ID Number:
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169
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Categories:
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People/
People at Work,
Furniture Manufacturing/
Processes/
Machining
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