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Mary Clark, who was Wages Clerk at Harris
& Pearson between 1938 and 1947, recalls
use of the speaking tube device, which connected the General
Office downstairs with the Manager's Office upstairs (wave
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Betty Jewkes, who also worked in the offices
in the 1960s, explains
how the special invoice typewriter Harris & Pearson used
worked. (wave file size:411kb)
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Jennifer Milton, who was a shorthand typist
and sales clerk at Harris & Pearson between 1958 and 1968,
recalls the
layout of her office upstairs, and the use of the special
telephone hatch (wave file size:809kb).
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Marie Allport, who worked in the Harris
& Pearson offices in the 1960s, describes
the working conditions there. (wave file size:693kb).
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interview (mp3 file size:35.14mb).
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Alan Price, who was a hand moulder at Harris
& Pearson between 1961 and 1972, talks
about how the work was organised in the brickworks, and
the way that people were trained (wave file size:624kb).
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interview (mp3 file size:21.55mb).
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Kathleen Billingsley
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