03-03-2022, 10:30 AM
My father owned an engineering company and I remember in the '50s and '60s all our employees wore a collar and tie, apart from a Ukrainian who ran the press shop. He always had a big flowery open neck shirt on, with masses of chest hair tumbling out, a big " walrus " moustache and wore immaculately turned out bib and brace overalls. A lovely man, brilliant engineer and who had obviously come to GB after escaping communism in WW11. He spoke very little English but would have highly animated conversations with a Polish fitter we employed - who incidentally was an ex WW11 fighter pilot and drove his car in a similar manner! Both would be horrified by today's events.
Turning to machine tools; we often used to attend auctions of these in Lancashire when the textile industry was closing. We picked up quite a few bargains, but as Tony remarks, we saw items like 40' + bed lathes going for a song.
Turning to machine tools; we often used to attend auctions of these in Lancashire when the textile industry was closing. We picked up quite a few bargains, but as Tony remarks, we saw items like 40' + bed lathes going for a song.