THE HISTORY OF TUNGSRAM 1896-1945 - MEK

277 TUNGSRAMThis picture shows the literaryTUNGSRAM lending library duringthe 1930s. The workers volunteeredto come in and put protectivejackets on the new acquisitions.There was a sizeable groupof regulars. In those days therewas still no television to divertpeople's attention from reading.This crowd came to the theatre(which was used as canteen duringthe day) to see a play performedby the workers' amateurtheatre group sometime duringthe 1930s. The little girl standing inthe middle must be more thansixty years older today.