DescriptionUp to the 1970s, some fabric came without the coating necessary for bonding to rubber; this machine fed 'tyre cord' through a bath of latex, and then over a series of drums at left, where it was dried, and stretched by a few per cent.
The operator was James Hewitson; two sons and a grandson also worked in the plant.Date takenSept 1960?ThemeDunlop Tyre Factory
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AcknowledgementReproduced courtesy of Upper Hutt City Library