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Bulletin 151
April 22, 2017
…it was certainly not at any of the leading art schools, but by 1887 he had progressed far enough to exhibit at the Royal Academy. Although this painting A Yellow…
Bulletin 221
March 8, 2022
…In1961theMinistryofLabourmadearulingfortheEmploymentofWomenandYoungPersons,inaccordancewithsection117(aboutthenumberofhoursallowedtobeworked)oftheFactoriesAct1961.TheMinisterofLabourgavenoticethatduringthemonthending30June1966specialexemptionordersweremaderelatingtotheemploymentofwomenandoryoungpersonsatAgfaProcessingLtd,DeerParkRdLondonSW19.16Gevaert,aBelgiancompanythatmadephotographicpaper,haditsUKsubsidiaryat27-29GreatWestRoad, Brentford.17Grace’sGuidenotesthatthe1964mergerofGevaertandAgfaproducedtwonewcompanies- Gevaert-AgfaNVinMortsel,Belgium,andAgfa-GevaertAGinLeverkusen,Germany;thatin1971Agfa- GevaertproducedthefirstEuropeanxerographiccopier,butthatby1980-81thesignificantriseinthepriceofsilverputAgfa-Gevaertintoadifficultfinancialposition,resultinginBayerprovidingadditionalfundsandobtaining100%ownershipoftheAgfa-Gevaertgroup. However,followingapublicflotationin1999Agfa-Gevaertgroupbecameindependent.18TheconsumerfilmdivisionAgfaIinLeverkusenwasspunoffintoanewcompanyAgfaPhotoin2004asamanagementbuy-out. Thiswasatimeofchangeinthetraditionalfilmmarketwiththerapidriseofdigitalphotography.BankruptcyofAgfaensuedinsevenmonthsandtheLeverkusenplantclosedin2005.Furtherevidenceofthe2005demiseoftheAgfa-GevaertDeerParkRoadpremisesisseenontheMacfiloswebsite,whichhasnewsandviewsonphotography.MacfilosrecordedthatKodak(theUSAcompany)hadacquiredAgfaandthattherewasanAgfafactoryandfilm-processingplantatDeerParkRoad,SouthWimbledon,quiteneartoMacfilossite.KodakthenconvertedtheAgfafactoryintothenewEuropeanKodachromeprocessingplant.SadlythisnewsituationwasshortlivedandKodakmovedeverythingtoanewsiteatHeathrow,Middlesex.19InformationaboutapersonalexperienceofusingAgfafilmswasrelatedtomein2021byChrisHutchinson,aphotographer,tour-guideandwalkerandafriendofmine,inreplytomyquestionstohim,aboutAgfafilmandtheSouthWimbledonpremises.Hecommentedthathethought’thatAgfahadprobablyenteredthecolour- marketaround1941′.HeusedtheAgfafilmCT18forpreferenceintheyears1960-2005,whenthefilmdiedout.(TheAgfaColour/ChromeCT18(1958-1985)wasaconsumercolourreversalgeneralpurposefilm. establishedaresearchanddevelopmentstationatpremisesinLombardRoad:thesitehavingbeenoccupiedsince1936,byamembercompanyofthegroup’.By1962theresearchstationhadbeenextendedseveraltimesandoccupiedanareaofaboutfourandahalfacresbetweenLombardRoadandDeerParkRoad.TheOfficialGuidefurtherstatedthat’400employeescarriedoutexperimentalworkonsubjectsrelatedtotheBOCgroup’sproducts,todiscovernewscientificknowledgeandapplythisknowledgetoindustrialproblems.Aquarteroftheemployeesweregraduateswithasimilarnumberofscientificassistants,manyofwhomwereundergoingtrainingandstudyingforadegree.’ AlateradvertinNewScientist,18June1981,requiredatechniciantoworkinBOCSpecialGasesunitatDeerParkRoad,dealingwiththemanufactureandmarketingofarangeofcompoundslabelledwithstableisotopes. TodaytheBOCsiteat26DeerParkRoadislistedasaretailoutletwithawiderangeofgases,gasequipment, tradetoolsandsafetyproductsforpurchase.Inadditiontheirstaffofferhelptothepublicinchoosingcorrectproductsforwelding,cuttingandmoregeneraltasks.14AgfaThesecondDeerParkRoadfactorywasthefilmprocessingunitforAgfafilmswhichwasestablishedtherein1953.15AgfawasaGermancompanywhomadephotographicpaper,filmcamerasandfilm.Grace’sGuideshowedthatAgfastartedatRummelsburgerSee,nearBerlin, asacolourdyefactoryin1867,registeredastheAktien-GesellschaftfurAnilin-FabrikationAgfa.By1916Agfahaddevelopedmaterialsforcolourphotographyandwastheonlycompanytodosointhe1920s. In1936AgfaintroducedAgfacolour-Neuasinglefilmwhichwascoveredby278patents.AgfaproductscalledtheAgfa-ReducerlinehadbeensoldintheUKbytheirsoleagents,A&MZimmerman,atStMary-at-Hill,London,since1901.In1938Agfaintroducedcolourpaperand16mmamateurcolourcinefilms.Therewerenoadvertsfor1939-1940sduetoWW2,buta1953advert(right)forAgfacolorfilmonGrace’sGuideshowedthatAgfawasnowintheUK,inDeerParkRoad,SW19.In1959Agfaintroducedthefirstfullyautomatic35mmcamera(Optima)attheDeerParkRoadaddress:inthenextthreeyearsAgfasoldonemillionofthem.Alsoin1959Agfa-AgbecameasubsidiaryofBayer. In1961theMinistryofLabourmadearulingfortheEmploymentofWomenandYoungPersons,inaccordancewithsection117(aboutthenumberofhoursallowedtobeworked)oftheFactoriesAct1961.TheMinisterofLabourgavenoticethatduringthemonthending30June1966specialexemptionordersweremaderelatingtotheemploymentofwomenandoryoungpersonsatAgfaProcessingLtd,DeerParkRdLondonSW19.16Gevaert,aBelgiancompanythatmadephotographicpaper,haditsUKsubsidiaryat27-29GreatWestRoad, Brentford.17Grace’sGuidenotesthatthe1964mergerofGevaertandAgfaproducedtwonewcompanies- Gevaert-AgfaNVinMortsel,Belgium,andAgfa-GevaertAGinLeverkusen,Germany;thatin1971Agfa- GevaertproducedthefirstEuropeanxerographiccopier,butthatby1980-81thesignificantriseinthepriceofsilverputAgfa-Gevaertintoadifficultfinancialposition,resultinginBayerprovidingadditionalfundsandobtaining100%ownershipoftheAgfa-Gevaertgroup. However,followingapublicflotationin1999Agfa-Gevaertgroupbecameindependent.18TheconsumerfilmdivisionAgfaIinLeverkusenwasspunoffintoanewcompanyAgfaPhotoin2004asamanagementbuy-out. Thiswasatimeofchangeinthetraditionalfilmmarketwiththerapidriseofdigitalphotography.BankruptcyofAgfaensuedinsevenmonthsandtheLeverkusenplantclosedin2005.Furtherevidenceofthe2005demiseoftheAgfa-GevaertDeerParkRoadpremisesisseenontheMacfiloswebsite,whichhasnewsandviewsonphotography.MacfilosrecordedthatKodak(theUSAcompany)hadacquiredAgfaandthattherewasanAgfafactoryandfilm-processingplantatDeerParkRoad,SouthWimbledon,quiteneartoMacfilossite.KodakthenconvertedtheAgfafactoryintothenewEuropeanKodachromeprocessingplant.SadlythisnewsituationwasshortlivedandKodakmovedeverythingtoanewsiteatHeathrow,Middlesex.19InformationaboutapersonalexperienceofusingAgfafilmswasrelatedtomein2021byChrisHutchinson,aphotographer,tour-guideandwalkerandafriendofmine,inreplytomyquestionstohim,aboutAgfafilmandtheSouthWimbledonpremises.Hecommentedthathethought’thatAgfahadprobablyenteredthecolour- marketaround1941′.HeusedtheAgfafilmCT18forpreferenceintheyears1960-2005,whenthefilmdiedout.(TheAgfaColour/ChromeCT18(1958-1985)wasaconsumercolourreversalgeneralpurposefilm. MERTONHISTORICALSOCIETY-BULLETIN221-MARCH2022-PAGE11RenamedChromein1978itofferedwarmpleasingcoloursbutwasnotverystablelongterm.20)Chrissentoffthefilmsinthepackagingprovidedandgotthembackaweeklaterinthepost.Headded’Agfahadmanyprocessinglabsinmanycountriesaroundtheworld’andthathestucktoCT18tobesurethatcolourbalancewasconsistentwhengivingslide-shows.HedidnothaveanAgfacamera.Healsomadeanunusualcommentwhenhesaid’FromstoriesIhadheardfromotherfilmlaboratories,therewouldhavebeenalotofdarknessinside,whichmeantthatmaleemployeeswereatthemercyoffemaleemployees;theoppositewasnotthecase,definitely.’Herelated’In1972IspenttenweeksinAustriatakingpeopleoverthemountains.IsentmyfilmstobeprocessedbyAgfainViennaandgavemyaddressasc/othecompanyIwasworkingfor,whowerebasedpermanentlyinSeefeldinGermany.WhatIdidn’tknowwasthatmyfilmswerebeingprocessedbyoneofmyfellowstudentsfromLanchesterPoly(Coventry).Shewasaforeignlanguagestudentandhappenedtobeabarber’sdaughter,whogavemeashortbackandsides,inthemiddleofaChristmaspartyatcollege,whenIdecidedthatmylonghippy-stylewasnolongersuitable’.Itmusthavebeenagreatsurpriseforthemboth, initiallywhensheprocessedtheslidesandlaterwhenhereceivedthem.Hisguessof1941astheyearwhenAgfaenteredthecolourmarketwasincorrectasitwas1936inGermany,asshownabove.AgfadidnotstartinBritainuntil1953,eightyearsafterWW2hadended. Dean’sRagBooksThethirdfactorywasDean’sRagBookFactoryinHighPath, Merton.Thebusiness,whichwasestablishedinMertonin1937,hadbeenstartedin1903byaMrHenrySamuelDeanattheElephantandCastle,London,andproducedragbooksforchildren.21Thebooksweresimpleclothbookswithedgescutwithazig-zagpatternusingcloth-makersshears. Theseragbookswereidealforverysmallchildrenastheywerecheapandthepagescouldnotbetornoutandeaten. Theyweredifficulttodefaceanditdidn’tmatterifthechildfellasleepwithoneofthebooks,fortheyweresoft.Alsoifthebooksweresoiledtheycouldbeeasilywashedandsterilised.Thecompany’strade-markwasabull-dogandaterrierfightingoveraragbook.ThiswasdesignedbyartistStanleyBerkleytorepresentthedurabilityandnearindestructabilityofDean’stoys.AposterforDean’sRagBooksisshownabove,(imagecourtesyofBrightonToyandModelMuseum).By1915thefirmwasalsomakingtoysandthefirmbecamefamousforitsteddybearswhichweresoldatHarrods.22ThenewDean’sfactoryinMertonhadalargelyfemaleworkforceof200.Manyoftheworkerswereyounggirlsstraightfromschool.ThreeformerDean’sstaffhaveretoldtheirworkplacememories.23OnestartedatDean’sin1937andearned10shillingsaweekasamachinist. AnothercamestraightfromschooljustbeforetheoutbreakofWW2.Sheworkedasaturnerwhichwasturningsoft-toysright-sideout,afterthetoyshadbeenstitchedinsideout.Workasaturnerwasatypicaljobforanunskilledyoungwomanstraightfromschool.LikethenearbyLinesBrothersfactoryinMertonRoad,Dean’ssoonswitchedproductiontowar-work,bymakinglife-jacketsandsoldiers’stripes.Demandwassohighthatitbecamecommonforfactorystafftotakeworkhometocomplete.Despitethis,war-productionwaspopularwiththefemaleworkforceasitwasbetterpaidthanmakingtoys.ToencourageproductionatDean’s,lightmusictitled’Musicwhileyouwork’wasplayedinthefactory.Supervisionwasstrictbutworkingrelationsweregood.Overtimewasallowedandthebasicpaywasimproved.Therewasa1950sChristmasPartyforDean’sRagBookworkersattheDogandFoxpubinWimbledon.ThethirdformerDean’semployeejoinedthecompanyin1945andstartedasaturner.Shelatertrainedasacutterandbecameasupervisorandstayedatthefactoryuntilthemiddleofthe1950s,whenthefirmmovedaway. BillRudd,amemberofMertonHistoricalSocietywhoworkedatLiberty’sinMertonandtravelledalongHighPathdailyduringhisworkingweek,commentedaboutacurioussmellwhichemanatedfromthewastebinsontheDean’sRagBooksiteduringWW2.Hesaiditwasduetothetoymanufacturethere.24DuringWW2bombsfellalongHighPath,oneoneithersideoftheroadalittletotheeastofDean’sRagBookworks.25AnotherWW2eventinvolvedayoungwomanaged28whoworkedasasecretaryatDean’sRagBrooks. Whenthesirensoundedherfatherhadjustarrivedintheircartotakeherawayonholiday.Shepersuadedhim,somewhatreluctantly,toaccompanyherintothework’sair-raidshelter.Theyemergedafterthe’allclear’tofindallofthecar’swindowshadbeenshatteredbymachine-gunfirebuttheengine,petroltankandtyreswereuntouched.AstheyreachedhomeinStrattonRoad,thesecretaryfromDean’sRagBookfactorythrustherheadandshouldersthroughthesidewindow-spaceandwildlywavedherarmsandyelled’We’reallright. RenamedChromein1978itofferedwarmpleasingcoloursbutwasnotverystablelongterm.20)Chrissentoffthefilmsinthepackagingprovidedandgotthembackaweeklaterinthepost.Headded’Agfahadmanyprocessinglabsinmanycountriesaroundtheworld’andthathestucktoCT18tobesurethatcolourbalancewasconsistentwhengivingslide-shows.HedidnothaveanAgfacamera.Healsomadeanunusualcommentwhenhesaid’FromstoriesIhadheardfromotherfilmlaboratories,therewouldhavebeenalotofdarknessinside,whichmeantthatmaleemployeeswereatthemercyoffemaleemployees;theoppositewasnotthecase,definitely.’Herelated’In1972IspenttenweeksinAustriatakingpeopleoverthemountains.IsentmyfilmstobeprocessedbyAgfainViennaandgavemyaddressasc/othecompanyIwasworkingfor,whowerebasedpermanentlyinSeefeldinGermany.WhatIdidn’tknowwasthatmyfilmswerebeingprocessedbyoneofmyfellowstudentsfromLanchesterPoly(Coventry).Shewasaforeignlanguagestudentandhappenedtobeabarber’sdaughter,whogavemeashortbackandsides,inthemiddleofaChristmaspartyatcollege,whenIdecidedthatmylonghippy-stylewasnolongersuitable’.Itmusthavebeenagreatsurpriseforthemboth,…
Bulletin 124
April 22, 2017
…when I started at Dundonald Road Junior School. Once school was over for the day I would hurry along to the footbridge by the level crossing in Dundonald Road, and…
Bulletin 202
April 22, 2017
…Keith Penny BULLETIN No. 202 JUNE 2017 This Crocodile play sculpture for the playground of Malmesbury First School, Morden, (demolished in 2003) was commissioned from the Wimbledon School of Art…
Bulletin 133
April 22, 2017
…Museum Canterbury Road Secondary School – 1957 – W J Rudd(formerly SCC No. 2 Central Boys’ School, Morden) MERTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY – BULLETIN 133 – MARCH 2000 – PAGE 3…
Bulletin 160
April 22, 2017
…Iron Railway. High Path is close to bus routes and to the Northern Line. Limited parking will be available in the school grounds opposite the hall. The Society’s events are…
Growing up in Mitcham (1939-1963)
April 14, 2017
…my great-great-great-grandfather was the Prince of Wales. When I recounted this as ‘gospel truth’ at school you can imagine the ridicule and shame I went through. The teacher just smiled…
Mitcham in 1846: The Tithe Apportionment Map
April 14, 2017
…Garden } 46 268 House & Garden 14 46 270 } Houses & Gardens } 11 46 271 } 46 273 Houses Shop Garden and Infant School } 19 46…
Liberty Print Works: Wartime Remembrances
April 14, 2017
…playing field. Once back at school, during my final term at the Central Boys, Canterbury Road No. 2 School, Morden, I had only the vaguest idea of my future employment…