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The Path To Mechanized Shoe Production I
Ross Thomson
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Paperback. Path to Mechanized Shoe Production in the United States Num Pages: 308 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; KN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
In 1800, shoes in the United States were made by craftsmen, each trained to create an entire shoe. A century later, shoes were mass-produced in factories employing dozens of machines and specialized workers. Ross Tomson describes this transition from craft to mechanized production in one of the largest American industries of the nineteenth century.
Early shoe machinery originated through innovations made by shoemakers, tailors, and especially machinists. It contined to evolve through a process of ""learning by selling,"" in which sales of one generation of machines led to technological learning and ongoing invention by those who used, serviced, and ... Read more
In 1800, shoes in the United States were made by craftsmen, each trained to create an entire shoe. A century later, shoes were mass-produced in factories employing dozens of machines and specialized workers. Ross Tomson describes this transition from craft to mechanized production in one of the largest American industries of the nineteenth century.
Early shoe machinery originated through innovations made by shoemakers, tailors, and especially machinists. It contined to evolve through a process of ""learning by selling,"" in which sales of one generation of machines led to technological learning and ongoing invention by those who used, serviced, and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9780807857557
SKU
V9780807857557
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Reviews for The Path To Mechanized Shoe Production I
Thomson has opened a fresh line of debate about patterns of technical dynamism and its spatial and institutional correlates. Its implications for analysis of similar sectors from machine tools to computers are worth savoring.
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