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Ian Scott
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Worked at Frankenstein’s
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Did anybody out there work at Frankenstein’s in Newton Heath in the mid sixties
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Parky
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I lived quite close to there in the sixties , my mam worked there during the war years , I think I’m right in saying that the Apollo astronauts wore spacesuits made there
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Manx
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11:48:17, 15/06/21 »
Indeed, the space suits designs and experiments were of Frankenstein origins - -
https://blog.scienceandindustrymuseum.org.uk/from-manchester-to-the-moon/
I did'nt work there... but here's a 1963 shot.
P. Frankenstein and Sons Ltd. Victoria Rubber Works, Stansfield Street, Newton-Heath.
https://images.manchester.gov.uk/web/objects/common/webmedia.php?irn=20580&reftable=ecatalogue&refirn=51717
---- per 'Graces Guide' ->
The Original 'Baracuta' (Clothiers) of Bradford Road Mills, Beswick Street, was aquired by Frankenstein's in 1963.
I would love to have an original Baracuda G9 Harrington Jacket - Steve McQueen and James Dean wore them but 300 quid is out of my reach!
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Parky
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Hi manx I’d love a original baracuta blazer , top class ,
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