2-359-230 - Worldwide Photography/Heritage-Images

Scene in the workshops of Globe & Simpson auto electricians, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, 1961. An apprentice checking the levels of a Lucas battery. Based in Sheffield, Globe & Simpson ran an auto electrical engineeing and fuel feed service on a national level. The photograph was used to promote the employment of apprentices in the early 1960s. As car batteries contain sulphuric acid, some basic safety equipment was provided.