Daily Herald Contact Sheet: Testing harmonicas

Daily Herald Contact Sheet: Testing harmonicas Daily Herald Contact Sheet: Testing harmonicas

Daily Herald Contact Sheet: Testing harmonicas
Science Museum Group
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Daily Herald Contact Sheet: Testing harmonicas
Science Museum Group
© Mirrorpix/SMG Images

One contact sheet featuring images of testing and packing harmonicas titled 'Harmonicas for export'. Caption on back reads: 'Eight thousand harmonicas are made each week at an Enfield factory. The majority are for export'. Caption on back of top left image reads: 'Pat Cooper aged 22 who has been playing a mouth organ since he was seven has the job of [playing?] every harmonica which leaves the factory. [He?] is testing them. He plays over a thousand [each?] day'. Caption on back of top right image reads: 'Some of the harmonicas being packed for export'. Caption on back of bottom left image reads: 'One of the tuners tuning reed plates by means of 'squeeze box' which she operates with her knees'. Caption on back of bottom right image reads: 'Harmonica being tested by an [electric?] tester which makes it unnecessary for testing by the mouth'.

Details

Category:
Photographs
Collection:
Daily Herald Archive
Object Number:
1983-5236/52518
Materials:
paper
type:
contact sheets