Northampton Shoe Making: Middleman's factory. 1869. Middleman took work in from larger factories. shows machinists using Howe and Singer machines to sew uppers: little girls seated in the middle are knot-tiers who picked out and knotted ends of machinists' thread. fitters put uppers on lasts.
Northampton Shoe Making: Middleman's factory. 1869. Middleman took work in from larger factories. shows machinists using Howe and Singer machines to sew uppers: little girls seated in the middle are knot-tiers who picked out and knotted ends of machinists' thread. fitters put uppers on lasts.
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