Conveyor Collection

Sorting Post 1930S
A postal worker at the General Post Office (GPO), at Mount Pleasant, north London, sorts out parcels on a conveyor belt in the warehouse

Conveyor system for transferring bricks: Cleanup day at Traktorostroye, Kharkiv, 1920-1929. Creator: Unknown
Conveyor system for transferring bricks: Cleanup day at Traktorostroye, Kharkiv, 1920-1929. In the early part of the Stalin era

McVitie & Price Biscuit Factory, Harlesden, London, Tuesday 15th February 1966

Girls Packing Biscuits at Peek, Frean & Co Limited of Bermondsey, London, watched by Swiss students who are on an educational tour of the UK, Monday 23rd October 1933

Conveyor tunnel JLP01_09_753486
STEEL WORKS, REDCAR AND CLEVELAND. A conveyor belt under construction in a tunnel at the British Steel Works at Redcar. The first phase of Laings involvement at the Redcar site consisted mostly of

Conveyor JLP01_09_753487
STEEL WORKS, REDCAR AND CLEVELAND. A view along one of the sets of conveyor belts at the British Steel Works at Redcar, looking south towards the sintering plant

Women on production line, United Biscuits, Harlesden
Women at work on the production line for McVitie's Jaffa Cakes at the United Biscuits factory in Harlesden, Middlesex, 23 September 1970. Date: 1970

Woman inspecting peas in Birds Eye factory
Woman inspecting peas in a Birds Eye factory before they are quick-frozen. Date: circa 1970s

Salmon in Canada - Canning
Photograph showing a long stream of cans of salmon rolling through the machine, each turn hermetically sealed in closed tins in which the fish is preserved. Date: late 1890s

Dispatch, Stages preliminary to the delivery of goods from store to customer (b / w photo)
6008298 Dispatch, Stages preliminary to the delivery of goods from store to customer (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dispatch)

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Farm labourers processing corn cobs on a type of threshing machine to remove leaves, Tamil Nadu, India

Lemonade Factory
Men putting bottles into wooden boxes on a conveyor belt at Dawes lemonade factory, Paignton, Devon, England

Gold Dredging at Kyebi (Kibi), Ghana, West Africa Date: circa 1912

Unloading Bananas, New Orleans
Unloading and processing of imported bananas in New Orleans, USA. The fruit is conveyed directly from the holds of the arriving ships into the dock into the refrigeration wagons (right)

Advertisement for British United Airways to London. circa 1960

Linen Bleaching, Stentering Frame for Hem Stitched Finish
Linen Bleaching, Stentering Frame forHem Stitched Finish - a view in the spinning mill of two women feeding linen onto a conveyor belt. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Ford Motor Company Assembly Line Date: circa 1920

MICHIGAN: ROUGE COMPLEX. Conveyors at the Rouge Steel Company, part of the Ford River Rouge Complex in Dearborn, Michigan. Photograph, c1970

Mining equipment - conveyor, 1936, Lewis Hine, 1874 - 1940, was an American photographer, who used his camera as a tool for social reform. US, USA

A View near Matlock, Derbyshire with Figures Working beneath a Wooden Conveyor Signed and dated in brown paint, lower left: " PI de Loutherbourg 1785.", Philippe-Jacques de Loutherbourg

Bedford truck and machinery at the Sand & Gravel Co Ltd gray gravel pit in Sidcup, Kent. 1934

McConnel hinds, hop pickers work on the machine belt. 1937

Sovex Ltd moving belt escalator in Erith, London. 4 April 1939

Picture No. 10760796
Spain - Conveyor belts at the Rio Tinto mines near the town of Minas de Riotinto. Date:

Drift conveyor in a potash mine
Potash mine. Workers next to a drift conveyor in a potash mine. This is the means of transporting mined rocks from the work face

Boring machine in a potash mine
Potash mine. A tunnel boring machine in a potash mine. The machine combined cutting teeth that break the face of the deposit with a set of helical blades that pull the rock toward the drift conveyor

Freighter being loaded with salt in Bonaire, ABC Islands, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean, Central America

Packing Beer Bottles
Women packing bottles of beer in an East London brewery. Date: 1965

Women in Biscuit Factory
Women working in a biscuit factory on the outskirts of London. Date: 1971

Conveyor Belt Control
A man responsible for quality control on a conveyor belt. Date: 1960s

Apple processing. Apples being washed in a vat of water at a processing plant. Photographed in Sweden

Conveyor belt at cement works
Cement production. View of a conveyor belt carrying partly crushed limestone at a cement works. The limestone is fired in a furnace before being used as a base for making cement

Cargo transport and baggage loading
Israel, Ben-Gurion international Airport Cargo transport and baggage loading area Luggage conveyor belt

A Spooner Travelling oven
A immense Spooner Travelling Oven - with the dough for loaves of white bread entering the immense baking oven section of the machine

Railway Line Construction - laying ballast
Ballast is fed down a long conveyor belt into the laying machine, which moves slowly along the railway line under construction under the watchful eye of an engineer. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Molten Metal on a Production Line
A beautifully composed and lit photograph showing two metalworkers pouring hot molten metal into a series of moulds on a factory production line. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Poster depicting the sorting of manganese ore
Poster for the Empire Marketing Board, depicting the sorting of manganese ore

Dredging the Land for Gold. Mining Extraordinary. Leaving De
Photograph of the mounds of stones and earth piled up behind the gold dredger as they are disgorged on the conveyor belt

A shopper with the weekly food shop at Carlisle Tesco Supermaket UK
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

Food on a cash out conveyor belt in a Tesco supermarket in Carlisle UK
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

Quality Checking Coins
Quality checking new coins at the Royal Mint as they come off the conveyor belt, rejecting the badly made ones

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"Revolutionizing Production: The Conveyor's Impact on Sorting Post 1930s" In the bustling United Biscuits factory in Harlesden, women on the production line are empowered by the innovative conveyor system. With precision and efficiency, they sort through countless biscuits, ensuring only the finest treats make it to our shelves. Meanwhile, at the Birds Eye factory, a diligent woman inspects peas as they glide along the conveyor belt. Her keen eye guarantees that each pea meets quality standards before being packaged for consumers worldwide. Across continents, in Canada's salmon canning industry, a remarkable sight unfolds. Salmon gracefully travel along conveyors as workers skillfully process them for distribution. This modern technique ensures freshness and preserves this precious resource. Venturing to Kyebi (Kibi), Ghana in West Africa unveils another marvel – gold dredging with conveyors. These powerful machines tirelessly extract valuable minerals from riverbeds, revolutionizing mining practices and boosting local economies. Back in London's McVitie & Price Biscuit Factory on Tuesday 15th February 1966, an atmosphere of productivity fills the air. Conveyors transport ingredients seamlessly throughout the facility while workers diligently craft delicious biscuits loved by all. Beyond manufacturing industries lies dispatching goods from store to customer—a crucial stage made more efficient thanks to conveyors. In a captivating black-and-white photo captured by ©EyeUbiquitous_20092919, we witness this transformative process unfold before our eyes. Amidst these advancements stands an advertisement for British United Airways beckoning travelers to London effortlessly—just like how conveyors simplify complex operations behind-the-scenes. Even beyond food production or transportation lies linen bleaching—an essential task accomplished with ease using stentering frames equipped with conveyor systems that ensure impeccable hem-stitched finishes every time. From sorting biscuits and inspecting peas to dredging gold and delivering goods efficiently—the humble conveyor has left an indelible mark on industries worldwide.