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Ingot Pictorial No. 15
Work, rest and play for the men of steel in this screen review from Welsh steel and tinplate manufacturers Richard Thomas & Baldwin.
Overview
The real men of steel star in this company cinemagazine from Welsh steel and tinplate manufacturers Richard Thomas & Baldwin. Including pallet making in Cwmbwrla; blue steel for shipbuilding at Stour Vale; a loco-shed foreman from Ebbw Vale who builds steam locos in his kitchen; and the devastating floods of '53 that brought havoc to Canvey Island.
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