The Tool Room was an essential part of any needle factory, being responsible for the repair and maintenance of the needle making machinery, and to make any specialist tools as required.
1) This image shows three small lathes in the Tool Room which, during the Second World War, were used for making all kinds of small parts, chiefly for aircraft. The operator is Roma Weaver. 1946
2) View of the Tool Room, showing Harold Trueman, Roma Weaver and John Higgett. 1947
3) Needle tool makers at work. Note the almost medieval working conditions, with the uneven brick floor and the anvil supported on a section of tree trunk. Shown are Albert Shakles, David Barrett (apprentice) and Frank Quiney. 1947
4) Portrait of Howard Jennings, Press Toolmaker and Foreman of the Power Press Department. Howard was born in 1899 and joined the Company in 1922. 1947