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Re: Glass slides of unknown engineering works
« Reply #9 on: Monday 20 May 13 22:38 BST (UK) »
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Re: Glass slides of unknown engineering works
« Reply #10 on: Thursday 23 May 13 13:08 BST (UK) »
Number 7 looks like a V12 engine. Going by the ladies dress I'd guess at 30s-50s.

Possibly manufacture of Rolls Royce Merlin engines but there are many V12s and they have been around for a while.

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Re: Glass slides of unknown engineering works
« Reply #11 on: Thursday 23 May 13 13:53 BST (UK) »
Quote from: still_looking on Thursday 23 May 13 13:08 BST (UK)
Number 7 looks like a V12 engine. Going by the ladies dress I'd guess at 30s-50s.

Possibly manufacture of Rolls Royce Merlin engines but there are many V12s and they have been around for a while.

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my thoughts are similar, that it is a major works hastily converted to war production, maybe aero engines or possibly tank engines as they seem to be making large quantities of heavy engineering
products.

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Re: Glass slides of unknown engineering works
« Reply #12 on: Friday 24 May 13 23:21 BST (UK) »
It could be Rolls Royce, it is a fair sized place by the looks of it.
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« Reply #13 on: Friday 24 May 13 23:21 BST (UK) »
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« Reply #14 on: Friday 24 May 13 23:22 BST (UK) »
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« Reply #15 on: Friday 24 May 13 23:23 BST (UK) »
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Re: Glass slides of unknown engineering works
« Reply #16 on: Tuesday 28 May 13 23:37 BST (UK) »
http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/search?query=a+merlin+is+made&submit=&items_per_page=10
For comparison, ministry of information photographs for a series called how a merlin is made.

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Re: Glass slides of unknown engineering works
« Reply #17 on: Wednesday 29 May 13 06:36 BST (UK) »
The very high numbers of women in most slides strongly suggests that the photos were taken during WWII, when many women replaced men who were fighting.

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