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October 1967 edition of Player's No.6 gift catalogue. This shows the range of goods that could be gained through the voucher scheme, including children's bicycles and holidays.

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Photograph showing two women working on a machine. One woman is feeding promotional items for John Player Specials through a shrink wrap machine.

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A man and a woman sitting in an office testing cigarettes for their moisture level.

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A woman checking a tipping machine in the Secondary section.

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A group of workers with the last cigarettes made at No. 3 factory, standing by the packing machine.

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Three men processing tobacco. The tobacco is being moved up on a conveyor belt to the next stage in the cigarette making process.

An extract from an oral history with Steve Wilson in which he describes his time as a trainee at John Player & Sons. Steve started out working in the Sales and Marketing department, helping with special promotions for the John Player Special and…

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A female employee of John Player & Sons operates a packing machine in the Horizon factory.

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An aerial photography of the Horizon factory and its surrounds. Produced by Sealand Aerial Photography.

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.
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