This is the process by which needles are cleaned and polished.
1) The new scouring mill, built in 1947/48 and first used when it was loaned to Brabant Needle Company in January 1948 because their own mill had broken down. The machinery was built by Llewellyn & Co. The bottom runners are equipped with a lever which raised them a few inches, thus facilitating access to the back. 1950
2) Image shows A Dudley, W Neal and E Boulton. 1950
3) The Brooks Brothers – needle scourers. Leonard Brooks joined the company in 1920, Baden Brooks in 1921 and Arthur Brooks in 1920. There were originally four brothers but Mark Brooks, who was with the company for many years, left it in 1948. 1950
4) Image shows G Boulton, Foreman Scourer. 1954