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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
  • 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.
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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
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0019029F
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