Manufacturing - Sewing - Textiles - Weaving
Jul. 07, 1955 - An All-Women Engineering Works: Anything with Machines men can do we can do too: In the main machine shop at the Gillingham factory are Miss Ruth Farris working on a centre lathe. In the background is Shella Underdown on a capstan lathe. Miss Farris, the manger, has a First Class Honours degree and once did scientific research at the Admiralty. But she preferred being her own boss and started working in the factory with Miss Holmes, the founder
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13173995
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46947610
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(c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans
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Editorial Use Only - No Property or Model Releases. For any non-editorial use, please contact Mary Evans direct
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Keystone Pictures USA
