P00784.170 Accession Number: P00784.170

Description

c. 1944. Two women employed in the Metrology Section of the Munitions Supply Laboratories use a machine to test the accuracy of a dividing head to be used on various machine tools. (This image appears on page 218 of the album presented to Dr Edith Summerskill housed in the AWM Archive Store)

Details

Accession Number
P00784.170
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

Conflicts

Tags

Accession P00784.170

More like this

P00784.140

Photograph P00784.140 Second World War, 1939-1945

c. 1944. A woman blows a high precision bulb for use in a laboratory test, possibly at the Munitions Supply Laboratories. (This image appears on page 178 of the album presented to Dr Edith Summerskill

P00784.169

Photograph P00784.169 Second World War, 1939-1945

c. 1944. A woman employed at the Munitions Supply Laboratories operates a centering and edging machine on lens components for Service optical instruments. (This image appears on page 217 of the album

P00784.141

Photograph P00784.141 Second World War, 1939-1945

c. 1944. A woman uses an x-ray machine to examine munitions components, possibly at the Munitions Supply Laboratories. (This image appears on page 179 of the album presented to Dr Edith Summerskill ho

P00784.160

Photograph P00784.160 Second World War, 1939-1945

c. 1944. Two women work at a table on a Taylor-Hobson profile projector used for checking measurements of gauges and components. They are possibly employed at the Commonwealth Munitions Supply Laborat

P00784.165

Photograph P00784.165 Second World War, 1939-1945

A woman operates a fadeometer machine at the Munitions Supply Laboratories. The machine subjects paint samples to strong artificial sunlight to determine durability. (This image appears on page 213 of

P00784.171

Photograph P00784.171 Second World War, 1939-1945

c. 1944. A woman employed by the Munitions Supply Laboratories fits a pistol grip to an Owen sub-machine gun. Many operations in the manufacture of this Australian designed weapon were performed by fe

See more similar items →

Record information

Last modified: 27 October 2026 - 3.56 am