000625/03
Photograph 000625/03 Second World War, 1939-1945A male employee at the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation Factory working on a Aero engine cylinder. (Note the extensive cooling fins).
005023 Accession Number: 005023
Description
COMMONWEALTH AIRCRAFT FACTORY. "PATTERNS" ARE NECESSARY BEFORE CASTINGS CAN BE POURED. THESE ARE THE TWO HALVES OF A PATTERN WHICH MOULDS SAND READY FOR CASTING AERO ENGINE CYLINDER HEADS. (NEGATIVE BY CRANSTONE).
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Accession Number
005023
Photographer
Edward Lefevre (Ted) Cranstone
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c January 1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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