Manufacture Collection

Manufacture of cork balls at Chingford General view of the house 28 November 1922

Cricket Bat Making at John Wisdens Pressing a blade to harden it, several tons of pressure are brought to bear on it 26 March 1920

Basket weaving in Swanley 1936 A TopFoto
Basket weaving in Swanley 1936 eTopFoto

Sir Howard Kingsley Wood, the Secretary of State for Air, visiting the Vickers factory in Crayford, Kent. 1939

Cricket Bat Making at John Wisdens Stacks of selected willow logs to be made into cricket bat blades 21 March 1920

Manufacture of cork balls at Chingford Sawing cork blocks 28 November 1922

Cricket Bat Making at John Wisdens Splitting the willow 26 March 1920

Cricket Bat Making at John Wisdens Chopping to approximate shape 21 March 1920

Cricket Bat Making at John Wisdens Drawing out shaping the willow into its shape 21 March 1920

Manufacture of cork balls at Chingford Weighing the compound before moulding 28 November 1922

Manufacture of cork balls at Chingford Vulcanising 28 December 1922

Cricket Bat Making at John Wisdens Placing the handle into the blade 23 March 1920

Manufacture of cork balls at Chingford Moulding and filling 28 November 1922

Manufacture of cork balls at Chingford Turning balls from the blocks of cork 28 November 1922

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