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    H W Wards Lathe Makers, Selly Oak. Any ex Apprentices out there?

    Hi to all on the forum. Names and dates are not my strong point, so bear with me. I left school in 1962 aged 15 and 1/2, and started work at Wards in Worcester, signing my apprenticeship papers in 1963 when I was 16. I did the rounds in the factory starting with the fittings benches to Capstan...
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