Forging Files

Painting. Forging files, Cyclops Steel and Iron Works / EF Skinner, 1918. Oil on board; 31 x 47 cm in frame 44x60x3.5cm. Signed brc. Original for postcard no. 16, passed by censor May 10, 1918. Men on swing seats operate power hammers to forge files. Machine shop view includes bundles of files with bangs or points ready for handles to be fitted, before teeth are cut.

Collection

Science Museum

Inventory Number

3026537

Title

Forging Files

Object Type

PhysicalObject

Measurements

- frame: 440 mm x 600 mm x 35 mm; image: 310 mm x 470 mm