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Image Reference Number:
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ESF17_02_18
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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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uknown
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Date:
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1976
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Decade:
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1970-1979
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Manufacturer:
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Ercol Furniture 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 the steam bending machine. He is using a wooden mallet to ensure the timber parts stay in position during the bending operation.
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Notes:
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This image is an outtake from Ercol's 'Craft Around the World' slide presentation from 1976. Date is from the presentation's slide carousel box. Jack Holmes identified by Edward Tadros.
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Concepts:
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manufacturing , furniture
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Technical Terms & Materials:
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bending
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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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3.6 x 2.4
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Colour Type:
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colour
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Context:
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In Bag 2 of Ercol Craft World folders
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Cataloguer:
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Sharon Grover
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Auto ID Number:
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278
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Categories:
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People/
People at Work,
Furniture Manufacturing/
Processes/
Machining
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