Drawing, Machining axle boxes using a vertical slotter in the Machine Shop at Crewe railway works

Made:
circa 1943 in Crewe

Drawing, charcoal and white chalk, Machining axle boxes using a vertical slotter in the Machine Shop at Crewe railway works, by Robin Comyns Carr, about 1943. Depicts a machinist leaning on the slotter as he makes cuts in a steam locomotive axle box.

Details

Category:
Pictorial Collection (Railway)
Object Number:
2023-406
Materials:
cardboard, paper, charcoal and chalk
Measurements:
mount: 265 mm x 215 mm
drawing: 180 mm x 130 mm
type:
drawing