A R Wentworth pewter manufacturer, Monarch Works, Sheffield
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A R Wentworth pewter manufacturer, Monarch Works, Sheffield
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 12 Sep 2023
One of the processes in manufacturing items from pewter sheet is to use a metal spinning lathe to shape a disc into various circular forms. This is done manually and is a skilled job. Like all the tasks we saw it was done at considerable pace. It was the first time I had seen this and it was fascinating. The works was open for guided tours as part of heritage open days and I was really pleased to see a traditional craft industry going strong.
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Image Location
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53.387645
Longitude
-1.408465