hello, i'm currently researching for a book i am writing and wonder if anyone has any advice on the conditions for working in a tobacco factory during WW2 in the UK. I'm particularly interested in female cigarette packers and ideally need to know:
What was the uniform like, did they wear gloves?
When workers were seated side by side/ opposite, were they allowed to talk?
how many cigarettes per pack and how many packs per hour / per day?
were the factory rooms silent or could machinery be heard in the background?
were there supervisors present who inspected the work?
what were the tables like, eg, were they desks with drawers full of the cigarettes? were boxes stacked on the desks?
how were the boxes sealed?
how were they sent out to the frontline?
If anyone has any anecdotal advice or knowlede I'd be incredibly grateful! i have found photographs but no first hand accounts and am running out of ideas to source such information.
Thank you in advance!
