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Flanging Stetson Soft Hats Postcard

The edges of certain Stetson hats get curled at the Flanging Department of the John B. Stetson Company in Philadelphia. The edges of the hats are dampened then curled with a heated iron. It is placed on a hollow wooden form under a hugh [sic] bag of…

Tags: employees, factory employees, factory workers, Flanging, Hat, hat curling, Hat manufacturing, Hat trade, hats, John B. Stetson, John B. Stetson Hat Company, machinery, Philadelphia, soft hats, Stetson, stetson hat, stetson hats, Stetson soft hats, Workers

Two Pressers in a Garment Factory

Pressing Machine and Garment Industry (Still Philadelphia 1939).JPG

A picture of two pressers in a Philadelphia clothing factory that was featured in an article of the Philadelphia Record. The picture shows two Italian men pressing light-weight suits. The steam that is coming off of the Pressing Machine would heat up…

Tags: clothing, Clothing Factory, factory, Garment Industry, machines, Workers

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