Coronation Weapons Given Their Sparkle by Factory Workers. Mrs. May Fry of Acton polishing swords at the factory, while Mr. Herbert McNab of Fulham, London, foreman sword cutter, cleans some partizans sent from St. James's Palace to be renovated with the new Royal cipher of Queen Elizabeth II. Partizan of this type are carried by the Yeoman of the Guard, Tudor-uniformed Royal bodyguard. A team of craftsmen, and women in a factory at Acton, Middlesex, are now hard at work making 2,000 fine swords for the Coronation. January 24, 1953. (Photo by Reuterphoto).

Coronation Weapons Given Their Sparkle by Factory Workers. Mrs. May Fry of Acton polishing swords at the factory, while Mr. Herbert McNab of Fulham, London, foreman sword cutter, cleans some partizans sent from St. James's Palace to be renovated with the new Royal cipher of Queen Elizabeth II. Partizan of this type are carried by the Yeoman of the Guard, Tudor-uniformed Royal bodyguard. A team of craftsmen, and women in a factory at Acton, Middlesex, are now hard at work making 2,000 fine swords for the Coronation. January 24, 1953. (Photo by Reuterphoto).

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