We are talking about the factories of South Tyneside and we have gone inside them over the years.
But is your workplace among the businesses we have featured in this round-up of Shields Gazette archive photos?
Take a look through our selection of 9 photos and see if it brings back happy memories.
1. Dicksons in 2013
Back to the 60th anniversary of Dicksons and MD Michael Dickson is pictured showing the Mayor Coun Ernest Gibson and Mayoress Patricia Ridley around the factory in 2013. Photo: iain brown
2. Pictured at Plessey
A November 1969 Plessey scene. Was it your workplace? Photo: Shields Gazette
3. Pictured at Barbour
Vince Cable MP, Secretary of State, visited the Barbour factory to announce new jobs in 2013. Can you spot someone you know in the photo? Photo: Tim Richardson
4. Hard at work in 1958
Back to October 1958 at the Eskimo slippers factory. Did you work there? Photo: Shields Gazette