William Barr of Ayrshire. Foundry Memories
I worked in a foundry in Ayr from 1953 as an apprentice Iron Moulder and like the previous correspondent saw the introduction of showers in the foundry with similar experience ie the older members of staff did not use them it was also the case with some of the younger staff. It was a good exprience, working with different types of moulding, I made moulds using the drysand technique, where the moulds were put in an oven and dried before casting as oppesed to greensand moulding where moulds could be made right up to the time of casting. This ended with callup for National Service in 1960. On return there was not the same demand for moulders due to a ressiesion in the shipbuilding trade, this led me to have an entirely new career.