Casting is in progress at A F Martin Ltd as workmen pour liquid metal into moulds. A F Martin Ltd were engineers, grinders and gear cutters. They also erected and repaired machinery and made concrete posts, and manufactured 'Martins Concrete Mixers' and woodworking machinery (Wises Directory 1953). They were sited at 648-660 Main Street at the time of the photograph.

Casting at Martins Engineering Works
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Digitisation ID
- 2011N_ELMAR-1-B2_005080
- Title
- Casting at Martins Engineering Works
- Held In
- Coolstore
Creation
- Created By
- Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
- Place
- Palmerston North
- Date
- circa 1945
Object rights
- Credit Line
- Palmerston North City Library
- License
- Attribution + NonCommercial
Taxonomy
- Community Tags
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