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Description: | These prototype circuit boards were made by Elsie Dean at
Plessey, Ilford. Plessey made components for communications
equipment, particularly for the Armed Services. During WW2,
Plessey moved their factory into the Central Line Underground
tunnels at Gants Hill, Redbridge and Wanstead stations to escape
enemy bombing. Redbridge Museum interviewed Elsie Dean who
worked at Plessey from 1936 to 1980, making parts for
telecommunication systems. She joined Plessey aged 14, straight
from school. At first she worked on the factory floor but was
soon promoted to work in the laboratories. Elsie's job was to
wind electric coils which were a vital part of radio and
communication systems. "I needed needed good eyesight and nimble
fingers as I made the prototypes designed by the engineers." | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Publisher: | Redbridge Museum | Rights holder: | Redbridge Museum | Subjects: | Work | Temporal: | 1970 - 1979 | Source: | Redbridge Museum | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Go to resource |
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