Illustrating Wood's wood engraving

This image was sent to me by Rob, who received it from Peter Smith who runs the wood-engraving courses at St Bride's Workshop. This may not neccesarily have been what was done at W&R Chambers, but the time period is correct. If you look closely, you can also see where in the middle this wood engraving was joined to form one larger picture.

Text on this states: "The above engraving is an exact representation of Messrs. J. & R. M. Wood's system of engravings, and the figures are all correct likenesses of employees. By adopting the consecutive principle, a great saving of time and money is effected for all the ordinary run of commercial work....The figure on the extreme right is the artist...in the act of drawing subject upon the wood...when finished and approved of he hands it to his next neighbour, the outlier..." Next to the outlier is the the tint-man responsible for skies, water, straight lines. Next to him the third workman is responsible for cross-cut work. Then the finisher does general touch-up work. The last workman cuts work into the block, then passes it over to the carpenter who is standing in the back. The figure stading in the middle with the "Glengarry cap" is the foreman, overvseeing all this work, and who engraves the faces on the figures. He is examining the first proof. Next to him is an improver, inking a block to another proof.