Story: Food and beverage manufacturing

Making tins (2nd of 2)

Making tins

Men work in the tinsmith shop of the Frimley Canning Factory in Hawke’s Bay around 1910. Gender division of labour was standard practice at this time.

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Reference: Appendices to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1910, H-11

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Sarah Wilcox, 'Food and beverage manufacturing - Canning', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/23079/making-tins (accessed 25 April 2024)

Story by Sarah Wilcox, published 11 Mar 2010