Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 edition. Excerpt: ...an East End industry. Remnants held together by superior work, special efforts, or semi-philanthropy, p. 314. Silk cord spinners.--A few employed in trimming-warehouses. Silk thread spun on cotton body for girdles and curtain loops. Work precarious, depending on vagaries of fashion, p. 314. Ornamental design tracing.--Steady work. Design drawn on tissue paper, rubbed with powder, perforated and ironed. Much overtime. p. 315. For remainder of women's fancy work, see Vol. IV., Poverty Series, p. 256. Statistics of Woollens, Carpets, &c. (sec. 34). Details of occupation--Enumeration--Distribution--Birthplace--Crowding--Status. Age diagram. Large proportion of old men. p. 317. Woollen trades.--Few remain as manufactures in London. Steady decline, p. 318. Cloth working, consisting of shrinking and finishing. Special reputation of London. Cloth folded between layers of damp sheeting. Material for 45 6d trousers and guinea suits does not repay shrinking, and the gloss must be retained in stuff for ladies' garments. Experience and skill needed in damping enough but not too much. Cloth inspected with a strong light, heated and folded under pressure. Standard week of fifty-four hours. Wages. Two busy periods. Casual cloth workers. Promotion from van boy to the " fag end," and so upwards to the "boat end," &c. Want of well-ventilated workshops. Rheumatism--lung affections--strained eyes. pp. 318-322. Rug weaving.--A dying trade. Fine work still done for special orders. Busy from March to June. Leisurely habits of elderly men. Weavers on piece, but shearers on time work. p. 323. Organization--Wages--Social Condition. Collapse of Broad Silk Weavers' Society and Clothworkers' Union. Wages returns. pp. 324-325. DYERS, &c....
