Drawing, ink wash

Made:
circa 1943 in Crewe

Drawing, ink wash, Pouring molten iron from a ladle in the iron foundry at Crewe railway works, by Robin Comyns Carr, about 1943. Depicts a foundryman pouring iron from a large ladle, suspended from an overhead crane. The foundryman is using a handwheel to tip the ladle, as the iron flows into moulds on the floor. Executed in a monochrome wash.

Details

Category:
Pictorial Collection (Railway)
Object Number:
2023-417
Materials:
cardboard, ink and paper (fibre product)
Measurements:
mount: 350 mm x 266 mm
drawing: 230 mm x 165 mm
type:
drawing