War work at Lotus Ltd, Stafford

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Date:January 1941

Description:A woman worker weighing munitions shells on scales. On the noticeboard on the wall is a poster with the message "Lotus shells 'not shoes' are best for Jerry".

From album of photographs of Lotus Ltd. shoe factory, Sandon Road, Stafford taken by Oswald Wild for 'Fortune' magazine, January 1941.


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1910s
Lasting Room, Lotus Ltd, Stafford
Lasting Room, Lotus Ltd, Stafford

The lasting or making room at Lotus Ltd., Sandon Road, Stafford. This department ...

1930s
Jubilee or Coronation celebrations, Lotus Shoe Factory, Stafford
Jubilee or Coronation celebrations, Lotus Shoe Factory, Stafford

The Lotus Ltd factory in Stafford decorated either for George V's Silver Jubilee ...

1950s
Coronation decorations at Lotus Ltd, Stafford
Coronation decorations at Lotus Ltd, Stafford

The factory floor at Lotus Ltd. shoe factory, Sandon Road, Stafford, decorated for ...

1970s
Shoe design pattern from Lotus Ltd, Stafford
Shoe design pattern from Lotus Ltd, Stafford

The pattern cutter makes working patterns for the clicker. The shoe design is ...

1990s
Factory shop, Lotus Ltd, Stafford
Factory shop, Lotus Ltd, Stafford

The Lotus Ltd. factory shop at Lotus's shoe factory on Sandon Road, Stafford. Lotus ...

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Donor ref:P2006.014.0074 (37/46019)

Source: Staffordshire Museum Service

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