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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Leys Malleable Castings Company - in pictures

Derby factory exhibition: Derby factory exhibition
1933: a Leys train leaving the factory sidings with a consignment of castings Photograph: Leys Malleable Castings Company
Derby factory exhibition: Derby factory exhibition
Circa 1930s: tapping the furnace Photograph: Leys Malleable Castings Company
Derby factory exhibition: Derby factory exhibition
1928: women in the sand core shop where sand was mixed with oil and baked to create the mould for the castings Photograph: Leys Malleable Castings Company
Derby factory exhibition: Derby factory exhibition
1928: men in the grinding shop Photograph: Leys Malleable Castings Company
Derby factory exhibition: Derby factory exhibition
Circa 1930s: a machine worker Photograph: Leys Malleable Castings Company
Derby factory exhibition: Derby factory exhibition
Circa 1930: the Leys fire brigade photographed after attending a pulverised coal fire in the factory Photograph: Leys Malleable Castings Company
Derby factory exhibition: Derby factory exhibition
Circa 1930s: women in the sand core shop Photograph: Leys Malleable Castings Company
Derby factory exhibition: Derby factory exhibition
Circa 1930s: planing and facing on a rotary plane Photograph: Leys Malleable Castings Company
Derby factory exhibition: Derby factory exhibition
Circa 1920s: the Leys main office Photograph: Leys Malleable Castings Company
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