Aerials mechanism operated under the Purnell Shoe

operated under the Purnell Shoe Company name by the 1970s before closing as cheap imports dismantled the local footwear industry

each station on the floor a specific skilled task

The purpose-built factory on Arthurton Road opened in 1926 and operated as Purnell Shoe Company through the 1970s

the faded yellow bay markings still legible beneath years of neglect

an overturned chair and a long service counter sit exactly where they were left when the park closed in December 2006

Aerials mechanism operated under the Purnell ShoeAerials at Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia. Photographed 2018. Available unframed, framed, or face mounted on metallic gloss.