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Au Kwan Cheung
Au Kwan Cheung
Founder, Yick Sun Knitting Company
Sex: Male Birthyear: 1947 Age at Interview: 62 Education: Senior Secondary Occupation: Small Factory Owner Theme: Industry Au Kwan Cheung-
Title Fabric sample’s record Description Factory owners recorded information on the fabric samples produced.Date 2009-07-23 Material Type Image Collection Oral History Archives Source Photo taken by Hong Kong Memory Project Team Repository Hong Kong Memory Project Note to Copyright Copyright owned by Hong Kong Memory Project Accession No. C_370 -
Title Scale to measure fabric samples Description A scale was used to measure the weight of fabric samples.Date 2009-07-23 Material Type Image Collection Oral History Archives Source Photo taken by Hong Kong Memory Project Team Repository Hong Kong Memory Project Note to Copyright Copyright owned by Hong Kong Memory Project Accession No. C_369 -
Title Scale to measure grey fabrics Description Finished grey fabrics were put on a scale to measure their weight.Date 2009-07-23 Material Type Image Collection Oral History Archives Source Photo taken by Hong Kong Memory Project Team Repository Hong Kong Memory Project Note to Copyright Copyright owned by Hong Kong Memory Project Accession No. C_368 -
Title Finished grey fabrics Description Finished grey fabrics were bound in a roll, tied with a small white cloth on which information such as the fabric serial number and customer name were written.Date 2009-07-23 Material Type Image Collection Oral History Archives Source Photo taken by Hong Kong Memory Project Team Repository Hong Kong Memory Project Note to Copyright Copyright owned by Hong Kong Memory Project Accession No. C_367 -
Title Label of textile machinery factory Description A knitting machine made by the “Wah Luen Textile Machinery Fty. Ltd.”. The label was marked with the size of the machine, model number, serial number and date of manufacture.Date 2009-07-23 Collection Oral History Archives Source Photo taken by Hong Kong Memory Project Team Repository Hong Kong Memory Project Note to Copyright Copyright owned by Hong Kong Memory Project Accession No. C_366 -
Title Alarm device on the knitting machine Description Warning devices were installed on knitting machines. If a loom’s cotton thread was cut off, the alarm light would turn on and the loom would cease working in order to stop holes appearing in the knitted fabrics. Once the workers fixed the cotton threads on the reel again, the loom could restart.Date 2009-07-23 Material Type Image Collection Oral History Archives Source Photo taken by Hong Kong Memory Project Team Repository Hong Kong Memory Project Note to Copyright Copyright owned by Hong Kong Memory Project Accession No. C_365 -
Title Knitting machine accessories: cams Description When put in knitting machines, cams had different types. Coordinating with the knitting needles, the cams were used to knit different fabric patterns.Date 2009-07-23 Material Type Image Collection Oral History Archives Source Photo taken by Hong Kong Memory Project Team Repository Hong Kong Memory Project Note to Copyright Copyright owned by Hong Kong Memory Project Accession No. C_364 -
Title Knitting machine accessories: needles Description Knitting needles came in different types, with more than 2,000 needles fitted into each machine. While most knitting needles cost around $2, the most expensive sold for $9 and had to be imported from Japan, Germany or Taiwan. If a machine operated 24 hours a day, needles had to be replaced every 12 months or so.Date 2009-07-23 Material Type Image Collection Oral History Archives Source Photo taken by Hong Kong Memory Project Team Repository Hong Kong Memory Project Note to Copyright Copyright owned by Hong Kong Memory Project Accession No. C_363 -
Title Knitting machine interior Description The insides of knitting machines were fitted with many needles and cams. Through coordinating the needles and cams, fabric textures could be adjusted.Date 2009-07-23 Material Type Image Collection Oral History Archives Source Photo taken by Hong Kong Memory Project Team Repository Hong Kong Memory Project Note to Copyright Copyright owned by Hong Kong Memory Project Accession No. C_362 -
Title Knitting machine knitting white grey fabrics Description The knitting machine was knitting white grey fabrics which was fabrics have not yet been bleached or dyed.Date 2009-07-23 Material Type Image Collection Oral History Archives Source Photo taken by Hong Kong Memory Project Team Repository Hong Kong Memory Project Note to Copyright Copyright owned by Hong Kong Memory Project Accession No. C_361 -
Title Cylindrical knitting machine Description A cylindrical knitting machine from the 1980s. The top of the machine held cotton threads which were knitted into white grey fabrics underneath.Date 2009-07-23 Material Type Image Collection Oral History Archives Source Photo taken by Hong Kong Memory Project Team Repository Hong Kong Memory Project Note to Copyright Copyright owned by Hong Kong Memory Project Accession No. C_360
