Man with a Quadra-Chek machine at DePuy, Beeston

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Geolocation data

DePuy Synthes, St Anthony's Rd, Beeston, Leeds LS11 8DT, United Kingdom (53°46′12″N, 1°34′11″W)

This is a photographic negative produced by photographer Ian Beesley. This was part of a project called 'Thackray Remembered' (Thackray 2011) which was commissioned by the Thackray Medical Museum to document the closure of a Thackray factory which manufactured hip and knee replacements. It was taken over by the American company DePuy who moved production to China.

This image depicts a man adjusting a large circular piece of paper either onto a machine or off of it. The paper is large, circular (with the exception of a rectangle section facing downwards) and has lots of drawings on it. An interface hooked up to the machine labels it a 'Quadra-Chek 100' while also displaying an x coordinate of 0.4535 and a y coordinate of 0.0731. A notice in the top corner of the machine reads 'Please file all drawings away after use. Do not leave them on the work racks. Thank you.'

Year

2011

Creator

Ian Beesley

Image filename

H.2025.11.20.18A

Collection

Ian Beesley