Speeding up the Craftsman.
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Speeding up the Craftsman.
Skilled hands putting finishing touches on a mahogany chair leg
ca. 1930
Photomechanical reproduction
28.5 x 36.8 cm.
Gift of the Photo League Lewis Hine Memorial Committee
Inscriptions recto-(applied label with typescript) "Speeding up the Craftsman.
(See Over)"
verso-(printed text) "This craftsman, who is preparing designs for
high quality furniture, has worked with wood for forty years.
Right: His skilled hands are putting the finishing touches on a
mahogany chair leg." "Below: The machine which in about five hours
turns out eighteen copies of the chair leg on which the carver spent
fifteen hours. It requires only one man to set up and guide it."...
(See Over)"
verso-(printed text) "This craftsman, who is preparing designs for
high quality furniture, has worked with wood for forty years.
Right: His skilled hands are putting the finishing touches on a
mahogany chair leg." "Below: The machine which in about five hours
turns out eighteen copies of the chair leg on which the carver spent
fifteen hours. It requires only one man to set up and guide it."...
