Table of Contents
List of Illustrations 8
Preface 13
Chapter I 19
Labour Unrest
Chapter II 28
The Stamping Shop
General Environment
The 'Coalies'
The Rolling Mills
Puddling and Shingling
Accidents At The Rolls
The Scrap Waggons
Waste
Chapter III 43
The Shunters
Watchmen
Detecting A Thief
Fires
Carriage Finishers
Painters
Washers-down
Cushion-beaters
Changes And Innovations
Departmental Relations
Chapter IV 55
The Old Canal
The Ash-wheelers
The Bricklayers
Rival Foremen
The Road-waggon Builders
The Wheel Shed
Boy Turners
The Rubbish Heap
Chapter V 72
'The Field'
'Cutting-down'
The Flying Dutchman
The Frame Shed
Promotion
Rivet Boys
The Overseer
Chapter VI 85
The Smithy
The Smith
Building The Fire
Gallery-men
Apprentices
The Oldest Hand
Death Of A Smith
The Smith's Attitude To His Mates
His Great Good-nature
The Smiths' Foreman
Chapter VII 97
Fitters
The Steam-hammer Shed
Forgemen
Their Characteristics
Boilermakers
The Foundry
The Blast Furnace
Moulders
Chapter VIII 111
Getting To Work
The Awakening In The Country
Stealing A Ride
The Town Stir
The Army Of Workmen
'Checking'
Early Comers
Clerks And Draughtsmen
features Of The Staff
Chapter IX 123
First Operations In The Shed
The Early Din
Its Effect On The Workmen
Charging The Heats
The Oil Furnace
The' Ajax'
Harry And Sammy
The 'Strappie'
Hydraulic Power
Wheel-bursting
Chapter X 135
Stamping
The Drop-hammer Staff
Algy And Cecil
Paul And 'Pump'
'Smamer'
Boilers
A Near Shave
Chapter XI 145
Forging And Smithing
Hydraulic Operations
'Baltimore'
'Black Sam'
'Strawberry' And Gustavus
The 'Fire King'
'Tubby'
Boland
Pinnell Of The Yankee Plant
Chapter XII 156
First Quarter At The Forge
Chapter XIII 170
The Night Shift
Arrival In The Shed
'Following The Tool'
The Forgeman's Haste And Bustle
Light And Shade
Supper-time
Clatter And Clang
Midnight
Weariness
The Release
Home To Rest
Chapter XIV 182
Inferiority Of Work Made By The Night Shift
Altering The Gauges
The 'Black List'
'Double Stoppage Charlie'
'Jimmy Useless'
The Haunted Forge And Coke Heap
The Old Valet
The Checker And Storekeeper
Chapter XV 192
Sickness And Accidents
The Factory Year
Holidays
'Trip'
Moods And Feelings
Pay-day
Losing A Quarter
Getting Married
Chapter XVI 211
Cold And Heat
Meals
Fat And Lean Workmen
Ways And Means
Pranks
All Fools' Day
New Year's Eve
Chapter XVII 223
Getting A Start
The New Hand
Town And Country Workmen
Promotion
Discharging Hands
Language Of The Shed
Education
The Educated Man Not Wanted
Greasing The Forge
Chapter XVIII 243
Short Time And Overtime
'Back To The Land'
The Town Influence
Changes At The Works
Grievances
The Position Of Labour
Ills And Remedies
The Future Outlook
Appendix 256