Workers stitch together parts of gloves at the Woodstock factory of Industrial Glovers (Cheam) Ltd. – Vintage Photograph

Description

On May 17th, 1963, workers in the Woodstock factory of Industrial Glovers (Cheam) Ltd. were busy stitching together parts of gloves. The firm, established 12 years prior at Cheam, had its second factory at Woodstock for just over four years. The factory employed 35 people and gave work to 30 women in their own homes in the town and the villages around. In charge of the factory was Mr. P. R. Mann, one of the firm’s three directors.On May 17th, 1963, workers in the Woodstock factory of Industrial Glovers (Cheam) Ltd. were busy stitching together parts of gloves. The firm, established 12 years prior at Cheam, had its second factory at Woodstock for just over four years. The factory employed 35 people and gave work to 30 women in their own homes in the town and the villages around. In charge of the factory was Mr. P. R. Mann, one of the firm’s three directors.

Dimensions: 20.3 x 20.3 cm

IMS SKU: SCAN-NQOX-04848852

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OCR computer generated text:

SINGER 3x 4″ 07. SINGER 10) on Orc 2009 ELECTRIC SHOCK KEEP COOL

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Gr’s A modern aspect of Woodstock’s MAY 1963 ancient craft A RANGE of old- fashioned stone build- ings behind a shop in Woodstock’s Market Square houses a busy industry employing 35 people and which gives work to 30 women in their own homes in the town and the villages around. 17 MAY 1963 The buildings house the fac- tory of Industrial Glovers (Cheam) Ltd. The firm, which was established about 12 years ago at Chenm, has had its second factory at Woodstock for just over four years. Subsidiary enterprises are the making of motor-cycle gauntlets, motoring gloves and a fairly recent venture in the manufacture of leather clothing. In charge of the factory at Woodstock is Mr. P. R. Mann, one of the firm’s three direc- tors. Part of the machining room at the Woodstock factory where girls and women are busy stitching parts of the gloves together.