| Description | Charles Parker interviews Mr Foulds and other men who work in a hosiery factory. There is background noise of machinery throughout the recording.
Track 1: Sound of machinery, 1.17 mins
Track 2: Charles Parker asks how a machine that makes fishnet stockings works; two men explain it to him and talk about the development of the machines, 1.50 mins
Track 3: Charles Parker asks the men how they get used to handling the fine yarn and how long they have been working there, they explain how the machine joins stockings, 1.26 mins
Track 4: Mr Foulds explains how long it takes to make a stocking on the machine and tells Charles Parker about the difference between silk and nylon, he talks about pride in his work, 2.17 mins
Track 5: Charles Parker asks why the factory is warm; the man explains that the machines have to be run at a high temperature, they talk about the machines being temperamental, having different characteristics, he explains how the machine works, 2.54 mins
Track 6: they talk about fashions in ladies' stockings - fully-fashioned and seamless, a man shows Charles Parker how the seams and heels are made, 2.37 mins
Track 7: Mr Foulds explains about making reinforced toes on stockings, buying new American machines, 1.42 mins
Track 8: Silence, 3.45 mins
Total: 17.53 mins
Dubber's reference number: PLA KF565D0069080 |