An Ash Tray made for John Player & Sons Centenary
To mark 100 years of the company existing and manufacturing tobacco, John Player & Sons had an ash tray made specially by Royal Worchester. It was given to employees and retired employees along with a special company history produced for the occasion and a commemorative packet of Medium Navy Cut cigarettes.
Tony Lowe
1977
Carol Wilson on how she came to work at John Player & Sons
An extract from an oral history interview with Carol Wilson in which she describes how she first came to work for John Player & Sons and the roles she carried out at the company.<br /><br /><iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/252147391%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-WsA48&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true" scrolling="no" width="100%" height="300"></iframe>
8 March 2013
Cigarette Packing Machine Operator
A female employee of John Player & Sons operates a packing machine in the Horizon factory.
Between 1972-1979
Collection of Packaging
Group of cigarette and cigar packets, including Player's Navy Cut tobacco, Doncella Coronets cigars, John Player Special king size, Player's Digger tobacco, Player's Richmond cigarettes, Player's Special Mild cigarettes and Player's Bachelor cigarettes.
NCMG
Various
Doreen Claxton on a Woman's Opportunities at Player's
Doreen Claxton remembers her time working as a member of staff at John Player & Sons, reflecting upon how her gender impacted upon her working life.<br /><br /><iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/259707048%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-JIFm7&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true" scrolling="no" width="100%" height="300"></iframe>
7 February 2013
Doreen Claxton on starting out at Player's
An extract from an interview with Doreen Claxton. She shares her memoires of beginning work at John Player & Sons in the late 1960s and the work she did as Marketing Support Supervisor.<br /><br /><iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/257442360%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-3JVuF&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true" scrolling="no" width="100%" height="300"></iframe>
Interview carried out on 7 February 2013.
Horizon Factory Photograph
An aerial photography of the Horizon factory and its surrounds. Produced by Sealand Aerial Photography.
Graham Hall
1985
Horizon Factory Photograph
An aerial photography of the Horizon factory and its surrounds. Produced by Sealand Aerial Photography.
1985
Horizon Special Issue of Player's Post
Player's Post, the staff newspaper of John Player & Sons, ran a special issue in April 1969 in which the company unveiled plans for the new Horizon factory to be built in the Lenton area of Nottingham. The issue revealed the facilities the new factory would offer workers, the company's plan for double-day shift work, and gives an insight into how the factory was designed.
24 April 1969
Irene Chadwick on coming to work for John Player & Sons
In an extract from an oral history interview, Irene Chadwick (née Christian) talks about how she came to work for John Player & Sons and what it was like beginning work in the 1930s.<br /><br /><iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/258426672%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-h6cLR&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true" scrolling="no" width="100%" height="300"></iframe>
16 December 2013