Catalogue number, Track number
Track
Title
Artist(s)
Assembly shop 'C'
Light industry
Injection moulding shop
Light industry
Machine shop
Light industry
Assembly shop 'D'
Light industry
Debagging tyres
Light industry
General atmosphere
Motor car works
Body building shop
Motor car works
Tightening nuts mechanically
Motor car works
Spot welding of car bodies
Motor car works
High-pressure spray plant
Motor car works
High-pressure air pipes singing
Motor car works
750-ton press stamping out metal parts
Motor car works
Scurfing sheet metal parts
Motor car works
Buffing sheet metal parts
Motor car works
Power tools-Electric drill, 3 bursts
Power tools / Industry
Surface grinder
Power tools / Industry
Intemal grinder
Power tools / Industry
Cutting steel girder with oxy-acetylene torch
Power tools / Industry
Industry-Cutting metal with oxy-acetylene torch
Power tools / Industry
Clocking on or off at factory
Power tools / Industry
Arc welding
Sheet metal engineering
Special welding
Sheet metal engineering
Oxy-acetylene cutting (bangs at start)
Sheet metal engineering
Guillotine sheet metal
Sheet metal engineering
Friction metal saw
Sheet metal engineering
Auto hacksaw
Sheet metal engineering
Stationery machine grinding
Sheet metal engineering
Portable machine grinding
Sheet metal engineering
Sheet metal engineering-General machine shop atmosphere (1969)
Engineering
Engineer-Sheet metal-drilling; plate rolling machine
Engineering
Chemical works: crucible quenching
Engineering
Electrical-Arc striking; arc squeaking & striking
Engineering
Turning brass
Metal lathes
Turning steel
Metal lathes
Grinding tool
Metal lathes
Turning aluminium
Metal lathes
Lathe shop atmosphere
Metal lathes
'Snow' surface grinder
Steel works
Oxypropane flame cutter cuts & idles
Steel works
Schloemann 40-inch cogging mill
Steel works
Compressed air hand disc grinder
Steel works
Compressed air hand disc grinder; short bursts
Steel works
Atmosphere outside drop forge shop
Drop forge effects
Atmosphere inside drop forge shop
Drop forge effects
Coining press
Drop forge effects
Scwt Massey power hammer
Drop forge effects
20cwt Massey drop hammer
Drop forge effects
30cwt Massey drop hammer & Scwt power hammer
Drop forge effects
General atmosphere in drop forge shop
Drop forge effects
Copy lathe cutting gun butts
Sporting gun factory
Copy lathe turning
Sporting gun factory
Band saw
Sporting gun factory
General background: some voices
Sporting gun factory
Shaping machine
Sporting gun factory
Finishing department
Sporting gun factory
General background: some voices
Sporting gun factory
Checking firing mechanism
Sporting gun factory
Drilling & reaming
Machinery
Shaft orientation
Machinery
Machining & tapping
Machinery
MACHINERY: Milling machine (motor running)
Machinery / Machine shop
Drilling & milling machine
Machinery / Machine shop
MACHINE SHOP: General atmosphere
Machinery / Machine shop
INDUSTRY SEWING MACHINES: Constant sewing - 20 machines
Industry sewing machine / Factory atmosphere
Intermittent burst of sewing (conversation)
Industry sewing machine / Factory atmosphere
FACTORY ATMOSPHERE: Hooter; machines sloe to stop; lunch break chatter
Industry sewing machine / Factory atmosphere
Treadie type, 1890-Lid removed; stitching commences
Domestic sewing machines
Stitching (closer to needle)
Domestic sewing machines
Fast stitching
Domestic sewing machines
Electric type-Winding bobbin
Domestic sewing machines
Stitching three 14-inch seams (cotton cut & scissors put down between seams)
Domestic sewing machines
Buttonholing
Domestic sewing machines
Treadle type, c. 1920-Fitting and winding bobbin
Domestic sewing machines
Stitching-3 short seams
Domestic sewing machines
16-inch seam (pauses to remove pins)
Domestic sewing machines
Two 10-inch seams, with turns
Domestic sewing machines
Two 6-inch seams (all above stitching effects have cotton cut and scissors put down at end.
Domestic sewing machines
Single loom (double beat) in carpet factory
Textile industry
Single loom in carpet factory
Textile industry
Looms in carpet factory
Textile industry
Wool winder in carpet factory
Textile industry
Shearing machine
Textile industry
4 saurer looms: start, run, stop
Textile industry
1 saurer looms: start, run, stop
Textile industry
Automatic pirn winder
Textile industry
20 saurer looms; start, run, stop
Textile industry
Making horseshoe
Blacksmith's shop
Trimming, sharpening and tempering picks
Blacksmith's shop
Steam
Machinery: Blowers & extractors
Hot air fan starts & runs
Machinery: Blowers & extractors
Industrial vacuum cleaner starts, runs, stops
Machinery: Blowers & extractors
Electirc fan starts, runs, stops
Machinery: Blowers & extractors
Spin, dryer starts, runs, stops
Machinery: Blowers & extractors
hair dryer starts, runs, stops
Machinery: Blowers & extractors
Pressure stove
Machinery: Blowers & extractors
Wind blower (forge)
Machinery: Blowers & extractors
liquid fuel rocket motor
Machinery: Blowers & extractors
Various
Factory hooters & sirens
Various
Factory hooters & sirens
Various
Factory hooters & sirens
Various
Factory hooters & sirens
Various
Factory hooters & sirens
Various
Factory hooters & sirens
Various
Factory hooters & sirens
Various
Factory hooters & sirens
Various
Factory hooters & sirens
Various
Factory hooters & sirens
Various
Factory hooters & sirens
Various
Factory hooters & sirens
Atmosphere in clothing factory
Holland
Over end plane
Carpenter's workshop (All with switch on & off)
Thicknesser plane
Carpenter's workshop (All with switch on & off)
Crosscut saw
Carpenter's workshop (All with switch on & off)
Rip saw
Carpenter's workshop (All with switch on & off)
Belt sander
Carpenter's workshop (All with switch on & off)
Spindle mould cutter
Carpenter's workshop (All with switch on & off)
Router (with switch on & off)
Carpenter's workshop
General workshop atmosphere
Carpenter's workshop
Band saw (with switch on & off)
Carpenter's workshop
Sawing by hand
Carpenter's workshop
Tenon saw; fast for 40"
Carpentry
Hammering nail into wood
Carpentry
Hand-drilling in wood; countersinking from 43"
Carpentry
Ratchet screwdriver
Carpentry
Jack plane; knocking apart; sharpening; reassembling & setting
Carpenter's workshop
Jack plane on soft wood
Carpenter's workshop
Jack plane on hard wood
Carpenter's workshop
Boring hole in 3" soft wood with 1" twist bit in ratchet brace
Carpenter's workshop
Vertical paring with chisel
Carpenter's workshop
Steel plane on hard wood
Carpenter's workshop
Steel plane on soft wood
Carpenter's workshop
Rip saw along grain of hard wood
Carpenter's workshop
Crosscut saw across grain of hard wood
Carpenter's workshop
10" tenon saw across grain of hard wood
Carpenter's workshop
10" tenon saw in soft wood
Carpenter's workshop
Routing machine
Woodworking factory
Overhead shafting for belt-driven machinery - Start; continuous run; stop
Woodworking factory
Planing machine
Woodworking factory
Band saw
Woodworking factory
Large bandsaw - Start; cuts (slows down at 4'10"); switches off
Open-air timber yard
Moulding machine; starts; works (slows down at 2'50"); switches off
Open-air timber yard
Planing machine; starts; works (slows down 2'45"); switches off
Open-air timber yard
Portable 5-inch cutting with grain
Circular saws
14-inch in timber yard
Circular saws
Portable 5-inch cutting against grain
Circular saws
Sawdust extractor starts up
Timber yard
Sawdust extractor starts up
Timber yard
Hooter; yard shuts down
Timber yard
Large circular saw cutting 12ft planks
Timber yard
Morning; work begins with lorries in background; band saws start up; general activity
Timber yard
Hot crucible lifted with block & tackle
Gold & gems
Molten gold poured into water
Gold & gems
Fine-grain gold taken out & rinsed
Gold & gems
Shaking pan to dry fine-grain gold
Gold & gems
Pouring fine-grain gold
Gold & gems
GOLD & GEMS: Hammering gold leaf
Gold & gems
Rolling gold into sheets
Gold & gems
Chasing gold rings
Gold & gems
Polishing gem stones on lapidary's wheel
Gold & gems
Sharpening diamond
Gold & gems
Sawing diamond
Gold & gems
Trench excavator working
North Sea gas
Pipe-laying machinery
North Sea gas
Clay mixer; start, run, stop
Studio pottery
Pug mill; start, run, stop
Studio pottery
Preparing balls of clay for repetition pot throwing
Studio pottery
Banging clay on bench for throwing pot
Studio pottery
Banging & wedging clay
Studio pottery
Throwing pots on to kick wheel
Studio pottery
Loading kiln
Studio pottery
Sieving glazing material (80 mesh sieve)
Studio pottery
Grinding glazing material (dry) with pestle & mortar
Studio pottery
Grinding glazing material (dry)
Studio pottery
Grinding glazing material (dry)
Studio pottery
Mixing glazing material
Studio pottery
Pottery glazing
Studio pottery
Cutting new soles
Shoe repairing
Welted rapid stitching
Shoe repairing
Chain stitching
Shoe repairing
Closing channels
Shoe repairing
Hammering out
Shoe repairing
Trimming sole edges
Shoe repairing
Padding & polishing
Shoe repairing
Setting edges
Shoe repairing
Final polish
Shoe repairing
General atmosphere in repair shop
Shoe repairing
General atmosphere in fairly large repair shop
Shoe repairing
Colour printing machine - bottles
Glassworks: Glassware
Polishing & grinding
Glassworks: Glassware
Grinding
Glassworks: Glassware
Shaping tumblers with cutters
Glassworks: Glassware
Sharpening cutter wheel
Glassworks: Glassware
Hand cutting
Glassworks: Glassware
Bevelling
Glassworks: Glassware
Polishing on cork
Glassworks: Glassware
Flatting top of vase
Glassworks: Glassware
Potcher (pulp machine)
Papermaking
Several potchers
Papermaking
Clay slurry ram pump
Papermaking
Clay storage chest
Papermaking
Sludge pump (with start & stop)
Papermaking
Dry end of reeler
Papermaking
Changing reel centre
Papermaking
Hand sorting; rejecting imperfect sheets
Papermaking
Atmosphere in yard
Papermaking
Air knife coater
Papermaking
Wohlenberg Flying Carpet guillotine
Papermaking
Rag cutting - start; run; stop
Papermaking
Boiler lid fitted
Papermaking
Boiler rotated
Papermaking
Drying process
Papermaking
Pulp breaker: Switch on & run
Papermaking
Slow down & switch off
Papermaking
Warning hooter; works start up
Brickworks
Stacking & sorting bricks; throwing out rejects (birdsong)
Brickworks
Works closing down
Brickworks
'Clayton Goodfellows' junior brick-stamping machine
Brickworks
Roller clay-crushing machine
Brickworks
WEBB-OFFSET PRESS: Warning bell, press starts and runs
Printing - Newspapers
Press slows down and stops
Printing - Newspapers
Igranic paper-conveyor
Printing - Newspapers
Cutter / folder starts up and runs
Printing - Newspapers
Cutter / folder slows down and stops
Printing - Newspapers
Letterpress (hot metal), start, run
Printing - Newspapers
Letterpress (hot metal), slow down, stop
Printing - Newspapers
PRINTING: Lynotype machine
Printing - Newspapers
FOUNDRY: Forge with electric bellows pump
Printing - Newspapers
Filling plate mould
Printing - Newspapers
Casting and milling plate
Printing - Newspapers
PRINTING: Putting printing plate on machine
Printing - Newspapers
Holt winding frame c. 1940 operating
Factory machines: Blanket manufacture
Lee & Crabtree leather whip type weaving frame c. 1920 operating
Factory machines: Blanket manufacture
Hollingworth weaving frames c. 1890-1976 operating
Factory machines: Blanket manufacture
Blanket factory atmosphere with machines operating
Factory machines: Blanket manufacture
Reece button-holer (c. 1960)
Trouser manufacture
Belt loop maker
Trouser manufacture
Hoffman pressers
Trouser manufacture
Pfaff automatic contour seamer (1975)
Trouser manufacture
Two overlocking machines
Trouser manufacture
Sewing-shop floor atmosphere
Trouser manufacture
General atmosphere (buttoner, seam pressers, finishers)
Trouser manufacture
Austin Rover, body plant production line
Motor industry
Lorry on rolling road, starts and stops
Motor industry
Lorry body repair shop, general atmosphere
Motor industry
