“PAVED WITH GOLD.”

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 390, 23 March 1937, Page 8

“PAVED WITH GOLD.”

Wealth In Floor Dust. Press zlssociation—Copyright. London, Feb *uar.y 27. The most responsible “charlady's” job in London is vacant. The successful applicant will be workfng on floors paved with gold—almost literally. She is v'ai'ted at the London foun-tain-pen factory of Conway Stewart, Ltd. H , er work will include the cleaning of a room where every tiny dirt particle bps to be carefully gathered, bottled and put into a three-ton safe. The room is one in whi ;h gold nibs and iridium t l ps go through the proceE.B of manufacture. “Last year w© reclaimed £3400 v’orth of gold from dii t gathered by our cleaners,” a director of the jfrni said. “This is not the only way in whlvh we salvage gold w;astage. Every worker in the "fold room has to wash his hands in a special sink. Over £5 worth of gold is extracted from a soagsud tray evrry week.”

“The cleaner has also to wash her hands in the cold room sink. Oiv ’»3s€ employee, who wps with us twelve years, would have washed nearly v‘orth of gold particles into London’s sewefs if she hadn’t.'