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Mobiles Production Area, Haig Road (1969)
 
Introduction

This series of photographs are believed to have been taken by Tony Townley in 1969 at the Cambridge Works, Haig Road/St. Andrews Road Factory at the end of the days work.

Shown first are general views of part of the production area and a glimpse inside the stores where 'Antenna Specialists' mobile whips are stacked up in their characteristic red cardboard tubes.

Next is shown some of the assembly stages of what looks like the W15AM Motorcycle Westminster mobile radio.

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1. production lines
 
1. General view of the production lines in the old Haig Road factory
2. Note the wooden floor
 
2. Note the wooden floor which dates back to the 1920s
3. Note the assembly line
 
3. Note the assembly line workers' coloured protective coats on their chairs
4. A corner of the stores?
 
4. A corner of the stores?
 
5. Assembly of most products
 
5. Assembly of most products began with sub-assembly of parts
6. Next the chassis
 
6. Next the chassis would be riveted to the wrapper with a compressed-air rivet gun
7. A W15 AM Motorcycle Westminster
 
7. A W15 AM Motorcycle Westminster at the mechanical assembly stage
8. Each assembly stage
 
8. Each assembly stage would add PCBs or components and the required interconnect wiring
 
9. part assembled equipment
 
9. A part assembled equipment. The white trays would hold pre-tested printed circuit boards ready for assembly into the set
10. An almost completed Westminster
 
10. An almost completed Westminster equipment
11. W15 MC equipments
 
11. W15 MC equipments at the end of the production line. Note the W15 FM Westminster production line in the background
12. Do you recognise?
 
12. Do you recognise these people standing near the end of the AM TX production line?

 
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Aerial view of the Cambridge Works site