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TO `SUIT' MAN Part 1
Description
The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “Be it said that Adam was a lucky fellow, for he required but one suit and that suit possessed a wearing quality of a lifetime.” “But today the clothing industry ‘suits’ a vast multitude of modern Adams. After receiving the cloth at the factory, it is thoroughly inspected and tested to estimate percentage of wool.” Man unloading bolts of fabric from pile - man comparing bolt of fabric to sample book - cutting piece from bolt, stamping it, weighing, and other tests. “This test gives the strength of pounds per square inch.” Man winding crank that stretches wool. “Measuring and inspecting.” Man pulling cloth from bolt, measuring and inspecting it. “Sponging, winding and shrinking in cold water.” Man operating machine. “After which it is dried and folded, ready to be worked.” Man operating drying machine. “Making a pair of pants. Laying out cloth and patterns.” Cart like machine spreading out material on long table - men laying out patterns on top layer of fabric. “The patterns are then marked and cut out by electric cutter.” Men removing patterns after marking - man operating electric cutter. “Making belt straps for trousers.” Many women at sewing machines in large room - close-up of woman operating sewing machine. “Creating the button hole and pocket.” Woman marking cloth - operating sewing machine - operating machine which is sewing on buttons - woman sewing pockets. “The pocket is then serged and tacked.” Woman operating sewing machine. “Sewing long seam of trouser leg.” Woman sewing leg on machine. “Pressing.” Men steam pressing pants. “Cutting to regulation length, sewing on size tags and removing surplus threads.” Man cutting off pant legs - woman at machine sewing on tags - woman removing thread end. “Making the coats. Trimming and basting cloth to canvas foundation.” Men at tables cutting, marking and tacking coats. “Shaping and making lapel roll.” Woman operating machine. “Tape is used to make smooth and unwrinkled edges.” Man sewing tape to cloth on machine. “Felling bottom and facing coat.” Man and woman sewing coat on machine - woman stitching padding in coat by hand. “The button holes of the coat are handmade. This girl makes 150 of them a day.” Girl sitting and working button holes. “Pressing and dusting.” Men pressing coats. “Packing.” Man packing pants in wooden box. “And someone said that clothes made the man.” Man walking in and out of door, large pillar outside door. [1920]
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