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Birmingham's JW Evans silver factory - in pictures

JW Evans Silver Factory: An old photograph of the working silver factory
Workers at the Birmingham silver factory during its heyday
Photograph: English Heritage
JW Evans Silver Factory: An old photograph showing eight diesinkers
Workers at the silver factory in 1905.
Photograph: Mike Hesketh-Roberts/English Heritage
JW Evans Silver Factory: Rusted Weights
Rusted weights and silver-making equipment on display at the factory
Photograph: Boris Baggs/English Heritage
JW Evans Silver Factory: Compass and tools
A pair of compasses and tools at the silver factory
Photograph: English Heritage
JW Evans Silver Factory: The hand turning press machine
The silver factory's hand turning press
Photograph: English Heritage
JW Evans Silver Factory: Moulds and ladels
Silver moulds and ladles on display at the factory
Photograph: Boris Baggs/English Heritage
JW Evans Silver Factory: Jw Evans & Sons Ltd interior view
An interior view of the workshop at the silver factory
Photograph: Barry Cawston/English Heritage
JW Evans Silver Factory: An array of weights
Rows of weights on display at the silver factory
Photograph: Boris Baggs/English Heritage
JW Evans Silver Factory: A mould detail
Detail of a mould for silverware at the factory
Photograph: English Heritage
JW Evans Silver Factory: Stacked moulds
Moulds stacked in workshops at the silver factory
Photograph: Boris Baggs/English Heritage
JW Evans Silver Factory: The workmen's accident book
The workmen's accident book from 1925 on display at the silver factory
Photograph: English Heritage
JW Evans Silver Factory: Tool holder
A rack of tools at the silver factory
Photograph: Boris Baggs/English Heritage
JW Evans Silver Factory: J.W Evans & Sons Ltd exterior view
J.W Evans & Sons Ltd in Birmingham's jewellery quarter
Photograph: Barry Cawston/English Heritage
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