000625/03 Accession Number: 000625/03

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A male employee at the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation Factory working on a Aero engine cylinder. (Note the extensive cooling fins).

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Accession Number
000625/03
Photographer
Edward Lefevre (Ted) Cranstone
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
2 February 1940
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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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 B

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