interesting book

[gene]

Some of you folks on this board were probably in school when this book was first printed.

I thought it makes an interesting read.

gene

http://www.scribd.com/doc/62848811/Furniture-Upholstery-for-Schools-1920

[jojo]

Wow, thanks for posting this, Gene! Funny how the tools haven't changed much. Materials, yes, but tools, no.
And yeah, I remember when this book first came out.  :P

[sofadoc]

Gimp: 3 cents a yard.
Nailheads: 80 cents per 1000
Fabric: $2-$3 per yard
EXPENSIVE fabric: $10 per yard

The book explains that the above prices are wholesale.

For those of you who are too young to remember, the term "wholesale" referred to fabric and supply item prices that were ONLY available to members of the trade.

Now.....EVERYBODY pays the same. Sure, our suppliers still like to use the word "wholesale", though.


Just think.......back when that book first came out, Gene got accused of "highway robbery" for marking gimp up to 6 cents a yard. :o

[Mojo]

I am going to guess that this was the same textbook gene, Dennis and Ed used back when they were in school. This was obviously written when none of them knew how to pour piss from a boot. :)

Chris

[sofadoc]

I am going to guess that this was the same textbook gene, Dennis and Ed used back when they were in school.

Ah.....yes. It's all coming back to me now. Paul was our teacher (and he was old THEN).

I had to be careful walking to school, because there was a bully named Chris who would beat me up and take my gimp money.  :'(

[Rich]

Add foam dacron and staples and multiply the prices by a factor of about 18 and you've got a revised edition!
It's true, not much ever changes in this business.
Rich

[Darren Henry]

When I apprenticed as a shoemaker in the late 80's my Master had a text book "Modern Shoemaking" ; printed in 1954.Other than being a little scimp on glued shoes it was just valid as the day it was written.