. The launderer. A practical treatise on the management and the operation of a steam laundry . sureis applied to the apron, which moves forward, carry-ing the shirt with it, thus ironing from the bottom ofthe bosom to the lower end of the skirt, producing thesame result as is produced by the Watson machine, thedifference being that in the Henrici machine the shirtmoves forward, and tlie roll remains in one position,while in the Watson machine the shirt remains station-ary and the roll moves forward. There is no stretch-ing device on the Henrici machine. The operator doesthe stretching with his
. The launderer. A practical treatise on the management and the operation of a steam laundry . sureis applied to the apron, which moves forward, carry-ing the shirt with it, thus ironing from the bottom ofthe bosom to the lower end of the skirt, producing thesame result as is produced by the Watson machine, thedifference being that in the Henrici machine the shirtmoves forward, and tlie roll remains in one position,while in the Watson machine the shirt remains station-ary and the roll moves forward. There is no stretch-ing device on the Henrici machine. The operator doesthe stretching with his hands while the shirt movesforward. If the shirt is not sufficiently ironed by onepassage it can be returned and ironed again simply bypulling the apron back by hand. Objections have been made to this plan of ironingbecause it is claimed it sticks the skirts together, andmakes too stiff a body. These objections are easilyovercome. In the case of sticking together the skirtscan be pulled apart after it being ironed over once andfinished. Then, wdien the folder gets it, he can again 125 —. — 126 — pull it apart, and if there are any little creases orbreaks he can smooth it out with a flat iron. If thebody is too stiff it is usually due to its having too muchdipping-starch or by having the work too damp. Acheap grade of shirt, as has been said before, shouldbe very stiff in the body. There are very few buyerswho will accept a cheap shirt unless it is well starched,and when it comes to be ironed on the body ironer itis well to fold it up in the condition in wdiich the ma-chine leaves it, and not attempt to pull the skirt laundrymen will say that this is not goodwork, l^ut the authors experience has been that thetrade desire a cheap shirt starched and ironed all overas stiffly as possible, and the laundryman must givethe trade what it wants. After the shirt has passed this machine it has beencompletely ironed, and is ready to be folded. Thereis no machine on
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