Old Photos of Witham

Brosser Sewing Machines at Pinkhams glove factory

Taken: 1947-1948, Source: Fowles, Carole 109 Cressing Road. Her father, Arthur (Geoff) Ellis worked at Pinkhams., Ref: M2825

Photo of work at Pinkham’s glove factory. It is entitled ‘Bench of Brosser Sewing Machines. Average age of girls shown in the photograph is under 17, and the average weekly production from this bench is 250 dozen pairs per week’. It is from page 45 of the book ‘The Story of a Lamp’.

RefM2825
Date taken1947-1948
SourceFowles, Carole 109 Cressing Road. Her father, Arthur (Geoff) Ellis worked at Pinkhams.
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