Chelmsford, Hoffmann Manufacturing Company Works Council c.1912
A charming photograph of thirty one rather grim looking gentlemen of the Hoffman Manufacturing Company Works Council at their New Street Works in Chelmsford (UK) in about 1912.
Interesting to see the popularity of moustaches in those days!
The Hoffmann Manufacturing Company was founded in 1898 and were the early innovators of bearing manufacture. The Hoffmann Company were for decades a major employer in Chelmsford Company along with nearby Marconi Company. The Hoffmann Manufacturing Company later became RHP (Ransome Hoffmann Pollard) in 1969.
At the time of this photograph the company employed around 4,750 workers at its New Street factory.
The RHP/Hoffmann Manufacturing Company is long defunct with the New Street Works completely closing on December 23rd 1989 after years of decline. The location of this photograph towards the rear of the old factory near the River Chelmer is now occupied by the Anglia Ruskin University.
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This photograph is from former RHP employee and my regular photostream contributor David's personal collection and not taken from elsewhere.
Posted here with very kind permission.
Chelmsford, Hoffmann Manufacturing Company Works Council c.1912
A charming photograph of thirty one rather grim looking gentlemen of the Hoffman Manufacturing Company Works Council at their New Street Works in Chelmsford (UK) in about 1912.
Interesting to see the popularity of moustaches in those days!
The Hoffmann Manufacturing Company was founded in 1898 and were the early innovators of bearing manufacture. The Hoffmann Company were for decades a major employer in Chelmsford Company along with nearby Marconi Company. The Hoffmann Manufacturing Company later became RHP (Ransome Hoffmann Pollard) in 1969.
At the time of this photograph the company employed around 4,750 workers at its New Street factory.
The RHP/Hoffmann Manufacturing Company is long defunct with the New Street Works completely closing on December 23rd 1989 after years of decline. The location of this photograph towards the rear of the old factory near the River Chelmer is now occupied by the Anglia Ruskin University.
www.flickr.com/photos/stuart166axe/tags/RHP/
This photograph is from former RHP employee and my regular photostream contributor David's personal collection and not taken from elsewhere.
Posted here with very kind permission.