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sarahsean
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Can anyone suggest what occupation these women would have had
Thanks
Sarah
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XPhile2868
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The only thing I could think of would be a factory or a mill of some sort.
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Smith (Lancashire), McKenna (Ireland/Liverpool/Leyland), Maynard (Hertfordshire/London/Preston), Ricketts (Gloucestershire/Wigan/Preston), Scowcroft (Preston), Harling (N. Yorkshire/Lancashire), Willis (Preston), Clegg (Manchester/Preston), Dodd (Wigan/Cheshire), Alston (Lancashire), Hulks (Hertfordshire), Nicholson (Co Mayo, Ireland/Lancashire), Brown (Co Tipperary, Ireland/Lancashire), Wilson (Kendal) Census information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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jim1
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Hello Sarah
The woman in the middle is holding a spanner with a point on one end used for lining up holes before the bolt is fitted.The woman on the left is holding a turned component possibly brass.
Looks like factory/assembly work possibly shell cases?By the look of their skirts pre WW1.
Jim
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I could say the one in the middle is a well known comedienne but I wouldn't want to sound facetious. 
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Warks:Ashford;Cadby;Clarke;Clifford;Cooke;Dillon;Easthope; Edmonds;Felton;Colledge;kane;Lutwyche;Mander(s);May;Poole;Withers;Whitworth. Staffs.Edmonds;Addison;Duffield;Webb;Fisher;Archer Leics.Cooper;Preston Notts.Clarke;Redfearne;Treece. Som.May;Perriman;Cox India Kane;Felton;Cadby London.Haysom;Easthope Lancs.Gay. Worcs.Coley;Sawyer. Census information is Crown copyright,from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ |
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genechaser
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A quick clean up
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sarahsean
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Thank you for that i thought she had a spanner as well. Didn`t occur to me it might be war work but the age would be right.
The woman in the middle is my great grandmother she looks a bit fierce doesn`t she, apparently she was some character.
Thanks again
Sarah
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Dave Hall
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One from me
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HALL,PITTS, RAISTRICK,BRADLEY,FEATHER,HENDY,RAMSAY,BENTHAM,CARRINGTON,DODGSON,FLUEN,ILEY,CLAPHAM,BOLLARD,WOODYER,WEBB,TURTON,RUDDOCK
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miagre1
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Hello,
In the left hand of the lady in the centre is a Lathe Chuck Key.
Best regards George
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Scan at 300 plus for restores please. Please feel free to alter any work by me for the benefit of the Poster. Linklater - Middlesbrough/Orkney/Shetland Cantley - Longhope/Hoy Census & BMD information Crown Copyright www.nationalarchives.gov.uk and www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk |
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sarahsean
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what is that used for?
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Sarah
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miagre1
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what is that used for?
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Sarah
Hi Sarah,
The chuck key (or chuck wrench in the US) fits into a correspondingly shaped hole in the chuck. When turned it moves the chuck jaws, enabling the work piece to be gripped or released.
There are a few different designs and sizes of lathe as you can imagine.
For fast repetitive production work a "Capstan lathe" would be used and maybe with a quick release chuck.
Your lady is holding a manual chuck key though.
Lathes are mostly used for producing work of a round or cylindrical nature.
The link to the image shows a small lathe, with a three jaw self centering chuck. The hole(s) for the chuck key are at the top left of the picture on the side of the chuck.
http://www.rootschat.com/links/03oh/
To turn the pieces shown by the other ladies a larger lathe would be used.
Regards george
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jim1
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Well done George,I looked at that but couldn't make out what it was but it's obvious now.
The spanner's for rotating the turret & the woman on the right probably has a box of tool bits.
These women operate belt driven lathes.Many accidents happened with these as women got their hair caught in the machinery,thankfully these are wearing caps.
I have some old engineering books showing these lathes.
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Dave Hall
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Is the one in the middle Dawn french??
Dave
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