Making coins at the Royal Mint
- Made:
- 1939-01-10 in United Kingdom
A photograph of a worker at the Royal Mint overseeing the cutting machine, taken by Saidman for the Daily Herald newspaper on 10 January, 1939.
A photograph of a worker at the Royal Mint overseeing the cutting machine, taken in January 1939 by Saidman for the Daily Herald.
The photograph shows a worker feeding metal strips through a machine for coin-punching.
Two Saidman brothers, Reuben and Barnet, worked as staff photographers for the Daily Herald. Their photographs are simply stamped 'Saidman' on the reverse, making it difficult to tell which of the brothers took the photograph.
Details
- Category:
- Photographs
- Collection:
- Daily Herald Archive
- Object Number:
- 1983-5236/G06757
- Materials:
- paper
- type:
- gelatin silver print and photograph
- copyright:
- National Science and Media Museum
