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Messrs Eaton & Co
Social Events and Sports

1950s photographer's proofs - no captions - so if you can help.........
dinner tables
Self service
Tables laid for a dinner
Self service in the canteen
after dinner
chatting
dancing
At a Dinner Dance in the 1950s

The lady in the spotted dress (left) is thought to be
Mrs Dorothy Sinfield dancing with her husband.


Please let us know if you can identify anyone in these pictures

Long service employees 1950
1950 - Work stopped for a few minutes at Messrs Eaton’s factory, Rushden, on Friday to allow a photographer to take a picture of seventy-year-old Mrs Edith Parker, who was celebrating her birthday, and her daughter, Mrs E G Robinson,
who works in the closing room with her.
 Also on the picture are six long service employees, Mrs D Sparkes, Miss E White,
Mrs L E Payne, Miss J Pettit, Mrs A R Ward, and Miss M Cotter, with forewoman,
Miss E Pollard, in the centre of the back row.

At a Sports Day
obstacle race
tug-o-war
Are the men identifying their wives' legs?? tug-o-war
at the sports event
children's race

tennis players

Children's party
A party for employees' children c1953

embroidered badge
Bowling Club
embroidered badge


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