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Soldering a Vanguard

1949

Work being carried out in a Vanguard motor car at Motor Assemblies who were situated in Tuam Street 1940s - 1965.

From back of photo: Soldering or lead-loading joints which would otherwise not be waterproof. This operation calls for patience an d a "know-how" complex. Less solder is used on a Vanguard than on many other makes of car body. NZ Motor Assemblies Ltd factory on the South side of Tuam Street at the Fitzgerald Avenue corner of Christchurch NZ.

Highly Commended entry in the 2016 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt.

Area: South East / Phillipstown

Source: Entry in the 2016 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt

Source: View in Canterbury Stories

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Soldering

1948?

Soldering work being carried out at Motor Assemblies, Tuam St, Christchurch. NZ Motor Assemblies Ltd factory was on the South side of Tuam Street at the Fitzgerald Avenue corner.

Creator: Max Hodgson

Area: South East / Phillipstown

Source: Entry in the 2016 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt

Source: View in Canterbury Stories

Reference ID: CCL-PH16-135

Uploaded by: CCL Photo Hunt

Copyright status: In copyright

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand License Creative Commons License

This material has been provided for private study purposes (such as school projects, family and local history research) and any published reproduction (print or electronic) may infringe copyright law. Please contact Christchurch City Libraries if you have any questions relating to the use of this material or wish to order a hi resolution copy for commercial purposes. It is the responsibility of the user to obtain clearance from the copyright holder.

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