Vintage work crew photos

[Jon]

Pinstriping workers at a Hudson factory in Detroit. Circa 1930.

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[Toolmaker51]

Circa 1930, I wonder if they were testing prototype Buegler pinstripe tools; introduced 1934, pat'd 1935.

[Jon]

Circa 1930, I wonder if they were testing prototype Buegler pinstripe tools; introduced 1934, pat'd 1935.

Did somebody say "patent"?

US Patent 1,988,710, Granted to S. B. Beugler in 1935

[skibo]

I see they were wearing shorter dresses than usual, maybe for safety reasons, but why the 2-3" heels,they had to sore feet after work!

[hemmjo]

I was taken by the clean, bright work space.

Also the five women on the near side of the line appear to be working, the 4 on the other side, looking through the windows, appear to be watching the camera.

[Jon]

Fish splitting. Biddeford Pool, Maine. 1880.

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[IntheGroove]

The smell...

[skibo]

I could smell it the minute I opened it!

[hemmjo]

The smell was my first thought also.

[Toolmaker51]

Evy'buddies joking about the smell. When I saw and clicked the pic my reaction was similar, thinking "good thing THAT didn't get recorded!"

And what ever reason, I forget to investigate patents. I'm vaguely familiar with striping tools. Compared with 'artistic' stripers with fine brushes, mechanical stripers are miniature paint rollers. Ideal for a long parallel line. Wheels can be interchanged for width and combinations of width.
But either way, it's all in the little finger!