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Filled fuses by the thousands are packed daily in this plant
Filled fuses by the thousands are packed daily in this plant

Filled fuses by the thousands are packed daily in this plant

Date7 January 1942
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  • Filled fuses by the thousands are packed daily in this plant. Again safety is stressed by the workers. Production is high, but not rushed in this industry.
  • Filled fuses by the thousands are packed daily in this plant
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Original Toronto Star caption: Filled fuses by the thousands are packed daily in this plant. Again safety is stressed by the workers. Production is high, but not rushed in this industry. Published in Toronto Daily Star, 7 January 1942, page 15, with title ''In wartime fuse plant safety-first precautions are paramount''.||The 364 acre Geco complex extended South from Eglinton Avenue East to present-day Hymus Road, between Warden Avenue and Birchmount Road, and consisted of 172 buildings. (43.724781, -79.282701)
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0019029F
GeographyCountryCanada
GeographyCity, town, twpToronto
GeographyNeighbourhoodClairlea-Golden Mile
GeographyProvince or StateOntario
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Gauging fuse(...)
Gauging fuse(...)
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Miss Bussell and Miss Cumberland try aiming the gun
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At the General Engineering Co
At the General Engineering Co
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A girl crane operator, Mrs. Blanche Millette, lifts a ten-ton load as easily as she would operate a sewing machine. She is one of thousands praying women have a definite place in ward plants
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Thousands of men make thousands of the tools of war in Welland's factories
Thousands of men make thousands of the tools of war in Welland's factories
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