Bok Vocational Technical School - Craftsman Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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Slip Cover and Drapery . . . Go, draw aside the curtains. . . . . . quick, quick, I pray thee, draw the curtain straight . . . THE Mnncriaxr or Vnxxcn Let me the curtains draw. OIHLLLO . . all were woven so strangely in one pzece . . . K G H VII Speak what trade art thou7 L S Drapery and sl1p cover workers make curtams bed spreads sl1p covers, and drapenes to add beauty to our homes apartments and hotels There are many opportun1t1es for employment for g1rls m th1s well pa1d occupauon The school shop IS s1m1lar to the work rooms found 1n 1ndustry The advanced g1rls make p1lloWs, drapenes hed spreads dressmg table sk1rts, valances t1e backs and Glass curtams sl1p covers They also assxst 1n the mach1ne sewmg of fabr1cs for the upholstermg shop Nun-rv! fu. F' A 11, A 1

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The course of tra1n1ng ID sheet metal work 15 a comprehens1ve one mvolvmg all the operat1ons of the trade from the slmplest to the more compl1cated Jobs It mcludes layout development cuttmg assem blmg and mstallmg of all types of sheet metal work The student learns to use the tools of h1s craft such as stakes brakes formers groovers edgers and hand tools Speclal tra1n1ng 1n drawmg IS emphasved due to 1ts 1mportance 1D laymg out patterns Therefore each student IS taught how to lay out and draw all the standard and rrregular shapes that are embraced 1n all sheet metal work He also learns the develop ment and assembly of 1ntersect1ons and to deswn acceptable fittmgs Instruct1on xn the pr1nc1ples of vent1lat1ng and hot a1r heatmg as Well as weldmg and bluepr1nt readmg IS mcluded 1n the course The rncreasmg use ot sheet metal IS one of the character1st1c developments of the Mach1ne Age Sheet metal workers make and 1nstall hundreds of art1cles fabr1cated from thm sheets or plates of metal The manufacture of sheet metal products IS one of the lmportant 1ndustr1es IH Ph11adelph1a employmg thousands of men 1n the makmg and 1nstallat1on of plpes and ducts for heatmg ventrlatmg and a1r con d1t1on1ng metal furn1ture steam tables and counters for restaurants gutters and spouts for roofing orna mental 1ron and steel, bod1es for automobxles, trucks, and rarlway cars, deck houses, masts, and p1p1ng for shlps, and wm s and fusela e for a1r Ianes pi Sheet etal The nolse zs round about us This hand was meant to handle metal Tzs wondrous heavy open strazght nought u V P wrench lt .rs -l, ' v ,bf . 4 X 1 Y ' - G N. I . r , ' ' u ,age I XA K 1 3 K h .N . 3 1 J A ' 'ffm' 'A T .fn-flag, 4' . ' 9 . . I C O I O I . . - ' ' 9 9 9 . . 9 ' CYMBELINE b r 9 9 9 9 9 -, H KING HENIY I, ART Il . 1 . A Pnxcws . I . D . . I . . . , S , . 9 . . . I 9 9 e Q . , , 7 9

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He ts a Lery good wor man a Lerg good tmlor And loo uhat garments he doth gnc thee Tclllorlng Methtnlqs our garments are as reslz as when ue put them on rst and loo how well my garments sn on rne' The ta1lor1ng of men s clothes 15 an 1mportant 1ndustry ID Ph1ladelph1a employ1ng thousands of people Although a good ta1lor should know how to perform every operatlon necessary to the complet1on of a su1t or coat he usually spec1al1zes ID some phase of the work The custom ta1lor1ng f1eld 15 d1v1ded 1nto such spec1alt1es as pattern draftmg cloth cutter pants maker vest maker and coat maker The factory field IS even more finely d1v1ded mcludmg also such spec1alt1es as button hole maker power mach1ne operator baster presser hand sewer and many others depend1ng on the srze of the factory and the degree of spec1al1zat1on Preparat1on for both the custom ta1lor1ng and factory fields of employment 15 g1ven 1n the course 1n ta1lor1ng Students learn the trade from the begmmng steps to the flttmg and complet1on of the garment The fundamentals of needlework are taught as Well as the use of foot power and electr1cal sew1ng mach1nes Th1s bas1c tra1n1ng 1S followed by 1ntens1ve work 1n makmg pockets kn1ckers trousers vests and coats Instruct1on 1n pattern draftmg cutt1ng measur1ng and flttmg 1S g1V6U as well as clean1ng fepalflng hand 1ron and steam pressmg