Chu-Chu (The Making of Chewing Gum) / De-Light (The Making of Light Bulbs) / A Genuine Panama / Seminole Indians of Florida / To "Suit" a Man (The Making of Men's Clothing) Part 2
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The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. “All are mixed in a steam mixer for 1½ hours.” Workers pour ingredients into large mixer. “Rolled in sugar, the gum is placed in a kneading machine, and issues forth in long strips. These are cut into blocks.” Workers place gum into machine, others cut strips into blocks - blocks are rolled into slabs. “Marking the ‘5 for a nickel’ size.” Roller scores slabs of gum. “She can call it a day when she has broken 200,000 sticks.” Women break slabs into individual sticks. “Wrapping…” Machine wraps sticks of gum into packages. “Putting the finish to chicle by first scoring the slabs into little squares.” Machine scores slabs. [1919] b. “Placing wire hooks in button to give filament support.” Machinery, woman with pliers assembles filaments - machine drilling - filament is placed in bulb - screw sock is attached to bulb. “Soldering the lead-in wire to base.” “And there was light.” [1919] c. “Some sit and talk and some just sit.” Native women sitting outside a building. “And chew something besides the rag.” Woman chewing. “No man, woman or child ever ducked a snow ball on this street.” Street in native quarter of city, with pedestrian, carriage, wagon traffic. [1919] d. Indian family gathered around open fire as meal is prepared. “Every meal’s a picnic…” Family eating on sheltered table. “Proving that fish eating is an art.” Chickens run around the table. “The private ‘bawth.’” Indian man washes hands and face. “The squaw’s dresses are made mostly of brown and blue calico…” Indian woman using a sewing machine. “The rest of the day was spent sort of aimlessly.” Views of Indians walking and sitting - swamp area scenes and vegetation. [1919] e. Clothing factory interior with workers, rolls of material - material matched with sample - weighed - material is machine marked, run through various other machines. “After which it is dried and folded, ready to be worked.” Material is machine dried and folded - men use patterns to cut material - women sew pieces together. [1920]
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