Leather patterns. Closing department, shoe manufacturing

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Date:1920 - 1940 (c.)

Description:After the component sections of the upper have been cut to shape by the clicker, the closer sews them together to form the upper. This photograph shows leather patterns stitched together ready for straining over a last.

From the Lotus shoe factory, Sandon Road, Stafford.

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Closing Dept., Mason and Marson Shoe Factory, Stafford, (1)

The closing department was where various shapes of leather were stitched together to form the shoe uppers. This ...

Closing Dept., Mason and Marson Shoe Factory, Stafford, (2)

The closing department was where various shapes of leather were stitched together to form the shoe uppers. This ...

Leather patterns. Closing department, shoe manufacturing

After the component sections of the upper have been cut to shape by the clicker, the closer sews them ...

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Source: Staffordshire Museum Service

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