GIRLS HELP TRADE
Rings Reveal a Steel Secret
Giris who caused the discovery of the secret of making stainless steel pliable have started a trade boom that will bring prosperity back to Sheffield. Thousands of pounds were spent trying to make stainless steel into ash trays, saucepans, window frames, ink stands, tea trays, anol a thousand and one domestic articles.
Every attempt failed because the workers could not find the secret of making the steel pliable and at the same time retain its stainless and rustless qualities. One day a young stainless steel worker conceived the idea of making a steel ring for his girl. When finished it looked like platinum. Other girls saw the ring and demanded similar ones, and their boys had to work overtime to make rings. The secret of manipulating the steel was told to the owner of the firm, who carried out his own experiments. From rings developed beer vats, doorsteps, steamship fittings, milk carriers. water taps, and other domestic necessities.
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Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 308, 23 September 1933, Page 18
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166GIRLS HELP TRADE Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 308, 23 September 1933, Page 18
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