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The Spring 1950 cover of Cocoa Works Magazine
Listen to Jean talk about the camaraderie of the workplace (29 seconds)
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Enjoying It cont.

Showcases in the factory displayed some of the more prized boxes as a reminder of the company’s significance and success. Jean remembers “you couldn’t beat what we did…they were superb…but they went to royalty.”

Women were proud of the high quality work they produced and, as Mavis suggests, this made the job more satisfying. However, most felt that, with more and more machinery being introduced over the years, the quality of Rowntrees products deteriorated.

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