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War-time provides women with opportunity to show their work in hitherto closed fields of activity: delivering milk; public transport (drivers, conductresses, station guards for railways), heavy industry...
The "Austerity" locomotive: its production and assembly. Testing the finished article. Sir Andrew Duncan, Minister of Supply.
In the forces the footwear casualty rate is high. Renovating factories aim to save millions of square feet of leather: damaged boots are sorted, sized, and put into racks; soles and heels are ripped off and...
The myriad uses of plywood in war time. Process of manufacture shown briefly: logs are cooked in steam, sawn off in sheets and laminated with veneer. Uses: pontoons and plywood boats, gliders, Mosquito planes.
The fine art of packing spares. Spare parts degreased and dried by infra-red rays, 25 pounder guns cleaned. Goods delivered by lorry to army stores.
Necessity for more shells. Shells in action (being fired). Primers broken down and parts separated. Bases are then "gapped"; cones are inserted; proofing takes place. Various processes shown.
In Yorkshire, young boys learn the engineering side of mining in special classes run by the firm. Boys are seen at PT, basketball etc, as well as at lessons.
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