To Suit Man
Ford Educational Weekly
Industrial clothes manufacturing.
03:43:17 Warehouse w/ rolls of cloth stacked. Cutting small pieces off roll & weighing, dissolving in heated ??. Testing strength w/ manually cranked machine till cloth breaks.
03:44:43 Title: Measuring and inspecting. Unrolling cloth on long table & cutting as a mark for length; men tagging cloth at mark, pulling down onto table.
03:45:13 Title: Sponging, winding & shrinking in cold water. Large machine w/ cloth thru on rollers into & out of vats. Drying over large roller & folded as man watches
03:46:04 Title: Making a pair of Pants. Laying out cloth and patterns.
03:46:12 Long tables w/ trolley cart laying out cloth. Men spread out patterns; cloth marked around patterns & cut out by electric cutter. Markings chalked on cloth by women.
03:47:09 Title: Making belt straps for trousers. LS very large factory floor w/ women at sewing machines & hurrying about. Woman in MS make button hole & pocket, sewing buttons. Chalked against guide.
03:48:15 Title: Pocket is then serged and tacked. Sewing pocket. Title: Sewing long seam of trouser leg. Sewing; men w/ iron machines pressing.
03:49:22 Title: Cutting to regulation length, sewing on size tags and removing surplus threads. Man at table laying out pants, inside out, chalking & cutting cuffs. Woman sewing w/ machine & trimming threads.
03:50:08 Title: Making the Coats. Trimming & basting cloth to canvas foundation. Men at table, counting layers, marking patterns, cutting w/ shears.
03:50:50 Title: Shaping & making lapel roll. Women at sewing machines running repeated passes. Title, then man at sewing machine stitching tape in.
03:51:38 Title: Felling bottom & facing coat. Woman at sewing machine following chalk markings. Another doing inside of jacket. Woman hand stitching.
03:52:29 Title: re button holes. Hand making button holes w/ thread & needle.
03:53:15 Title: Pressing and dusting. Men at seven or eight overhead irons & vacuums. Folding & packing in large wooden crate w/ paper covering.
03:54:14 Men walking out of building w/ large fluted columns; parading in suits, jackets, military uniform, working clothes, overalls, etc.
1920s Men’s Fashion Industry; Production line; Mechanization; Hand Labor; Workers; Tailors; Tailoring; Garment District; Manufacturing; Craftsmanship;
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To Suit Man Ford Educational Weekly Industrial clothes manufacturing. 03:43:17 Warehouse w/ rolls of cloth stacked. Cutting small pieces off roll & weighing, dissolving in heated ??. Testing strength w/ manually cranked machine till cloth breaks. 03:44:43 Title: Measuring and inspecting. Unrolling cloth on long table & cutting as a mark for length; men tagging cloth at mark, pulling down onto table. 03:45:13 Title: Sponging, winding & shrinking in cold water. Large machine w/ cloth thru on rollers into & out of vats. Drying over large roller & folded as man watches 03:46:04 Title: Making a pair of Pants. Laying out cloth and patterns. 03:46:12 Long tables w/ trolley cart laying out cloth. Men spread out patterns; cloth marked around patterns & cut out by electric cutter. Markings chalked on cloth by women. 03:47:09 Title: Making belt straps for trousers. LS very large factory floor w/ women at sewing machines & hurrying about. Woman in MS make button hole & pocket, sewing buttons. Chalked against guide. 03:48:15 Title: Pocket is then serged and tacked. Sewing pocket. Title: Sewing long seam of trouser leg. Sewing; men w/ iron machines pressing. 03:49:22 Title: Cutting to regulation length, sewing on size tags and removing surplus threads. Man at table laying out pants, inside out, chalking & cutting cuffs. Woman sewing w/ machine & trimming threads. 03:50:08 Title: Making the Coats. Trimming & basting cloth to canvas foundation. Men at table, counting layers, marking patterns, cutting w/ shears. 03:50:50 Title: Shaping & making lapel roll. Women at sewing machines running repeated passes. Title, then man at sewing machine stitching tape in. 03:51:38 Title: Felling bottom & facing coat. Woman at sewing machine following chalk markings. Another doing inside of jacket. Woman hand stitching. 03:52:29 Title: re button holes. Hand making button holes w/ thread & needle. 03:53:15 Title: Pressing and dusting. Men at seven or eight overhead irons & vacuums. Folding & packing in large wooden crate w/ paper covering. 03:54:14 Men walking out of building w/ large fluted columns; parading in suits, jackets, military uniform, working clothes, overalls, etc. 1920s Men’s Fashion Industry; Production line; Mechanization; Hand Labor; Workers; Tailors; Tailoring; Garment District; Manufacturing; Craftsmanship;