Image showing two men inspecting an electrical transformer

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Image showing two men inspecting an electrical transformer

Colour print mounted and framed professionally (John Jones, Museum standard Framing, framed 14.02.2007) in a robust and heavy aluminium frame. The worker are English Electric employees in the Transformer Section of the company at the Trafford Park Works, Manchester. Here they manufactured heavy electrical and traction engineering. Amongst many other heavy industrial products they manufactured a range of military aircraft such as the Canberra and the Lightning. The print is 43 cm x 60 cm and the frame 60 cm wide x 77 cm in height and 50 cm thick. The workers are carefully checking the installation of an electrical transformer where even a slight gap can cause an explosion. Broomfield saw a poignant embrace of man and machine in the form of a routine inspection.

Maurice William Broomfield (1916-2010), English photographer whose post-war images of British industry are credited with capturing the spirit of the times.

1960

Still Image

Museum Office.

Photograph, monochrome

60 cm x 77 cm x 50 cm