Registry No. 1122-1-03 

NATIONAL RECOVERY ADMINISTRATION 

PROPOSED CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE 

WHITE METAL CASTING OR 

WHITE METAL AND RHINESTONE 

NOVELTY MANUFACTURING 

INDUSTRY 

AS SUBMITTED ON AUGUST 31, 1933 

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WE DO OUR PART 

The Code for the White Metal Casting 

or White Metal and Rhinestone Novelty Manufacturing Industry 

in its present form merely reflects the proposal of the above-mentioned 

industry, and none of the provisions contained therein are 

to be regarded as having received the approval of 

the National Recovery Administration 

as applying to this industry 

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UNITED STATES 

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE { J 

WASHINGTON : 1933 

For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D.C. - - - - - - - - Price 5 C~l\tl 

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SUBMI'ITED BY 

WHITE METAL CASTERS ASSOCIATION, INC. 

(II) 
CODE OF WHITE METAL CASTERS ASSOCIATION, INC., 

PURSUANT TO THE NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL RECOVERY 

CODE 

To ffectuate the policy of Title I of the National Industrial ReoYery Cole, th followin<Y provisions ar established as a National 

Indu trial Reco ery Code for the White Metal Caster or Manufacturers of \Vhite :Metal and Rhinestone Novelties. 

I. Definitions.-The term "white metal ca ter" as u eel herein is 

define l to mean the manufacturer of white metal and rhinestone 

noYeltie con isting of brooches, buckles, buttons, slides, pins clips, 

and ther ornaments for u e on ladies' wearing apparel and acce -

orie by a proces ma1nly known as casting and assembling. 

The term ca ting " as used herein is defined to mean the pouring 

of molten metal into moulds for forming ba e finding which are 

eYentually a embled into fini hed rhinestone ornaments. 

The term finding " as used herein is defined to mean the immecliate re ults of above " pouring process." 

The term " assembling " as used herein is defined as the soldering 

together of the casted findings and also the pasting, setting, and 

in erting of the rhinestones or other substance into the casting or 

findings to finish and embellish the ornament. 

The term "employer" as used herein is defined as natural person 

partnerships, corporations or association engaged in the business 

of casting, solely or in part. 

The term ' employee" a used herein is defined by classification 

in four categories, as follows: 

First. A helper, one who is not an experienced caster. 

econd. A caster, one who actually pours the white metal and 

upervises the ejectment of the finished finding. 

Third. A paster, one who pastes the rhinestones or other foreign 

ub tance into the finding in the process of as embling. 

Fourth. A solderer, one who, in the process of assembling, solders 

together parts of the findings or castings. 

The term ' effective date " as used herein is defined to be the date 

two weeks after this Code has been approved by the President. 

II. As required by Section 7 (a) of Title I of the National Recovery Act, the following provisions are condition of this Cod : 

(1) That employees shall have the right to organize and bargain 

collectively through representative of their own choo ing, and hall 

be free from the interference, re traint, or coercion of employer of 

labor, or their agents, in the d ignation of such repre entati ve or 

in elf-organization or in other concerted acti' itie for the purpo e 

of collecti bargaining or other mutual aid or protection: 

(2) That no employee and no one seeking employment shall be 

r quired a a condition of employment to join any company union 

or to refrain from joining organizing, or a i ting a labor organization of his own choosing; and 

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(3) That employer shall comply with the maximum hours o-f 

labor, minimum rate of pay, and other conditions of employment 

approved or prescribed by the President. · 

III. (a) On and a-fter the effective date, employers shall not 

employ any minor under the age of 16 years. 

(b) On and after the effective date, the minimum wage that shall 

be paid by employers to employees shall be as follows: 

Cents per hour 

Casters________________________________________ 40 

Solderers______________________________________ 40 

IIelpers _______________________________________ 30 

Pasters________________________________________ 30 

It is interpreted that the provisions for a minimum wage in this 

code establish a guaranteed minimum rate of pay per hour of employment regardless of whether the employee's compensation is 

otherwise based on a time rate or upon piecework performance, it 

being understood that em players now operating their factories or 

any part thereof on a piecework basis need not change to a rate of 

pay per hour. 

The industry recognizes that certain operations are classified as 

skilled and certain operations as semiskilled and that the foregoing 

minimum wage has no reference to such classes for which higher 

wages shall be paid. 

IV. Employers shall not operate on a schedule of hours, on and 

after the effective date, in excess of forty hours per week per person. 

V. There shall be no discrimination in price between customers 

by paying or allowing rebates, refunds, commissions. or unearne l 

discounts, or by giving prizes or by extending to certain customer 

special prices, terms, allowances of advertising appropriations, services, or privileges not extended to all customers except wherein an 

item is confined. 

To accomplish the purpo e contemplated by this Act, the members 

signatory to this code agree that it shall be an unfair method of 

competition to sell below a reasonable cost arrived at by a system 

of formulas established by the Association, marked Schedule A an l 

attached hereto and made part hereof. 

It is further agreed by the members signatory to this code that 

~tnf mir c01npetition shall include and forbid the following: 

(1) Copying of identical styles or designs, mechanical process not 

included. 

(2) Acceptance by members of the unjust return of merchandise 

purcha eel and shipped in good faith and in accordance with the 

buyers' specifications. 

(3) No merchandise shall be shipped on memorandum or on consignment for sale. 

( 4) So-called " dum pin a" of merchandise is expressly and stricti) 

forbidden. 

VI. With a view to keeping the President informed as to whether 

the "\Vhite ::Metal Casting Industry and its members are taking ap- propriate steps to effectuate the declared policy of the National Indu trial Recoverv Act and to determine whether or not this Code 

of Fair Competi'tion is being observed, each person engaged in the 
,·aiel i1Hln try shall fnrni h lnl. T certified reports in such form and 

<'Ontaining u h information a may be r equired. 

VII. The 'Vhite Metal Ca ters Association, Inc., is con tituted 

the a<Yency to specify, collect, and receive such reports. 

VIII. The President may from time to time cancel or modify any 

()rder, approval, license rule, or regulation issued under Title I of 

the National Industrial Recovery Act. 

IX. Such of the provi ions of this code as are not required to be 

included therein by the National Industrial Recovery Act may, with 

the approval of the President, be modified or eliminated as changes 

in circumstances or experience may indicate. They shall remain in 

effect unless and until so modified or eliminated or until the expiration of the Act. It is contemplated that from time to time supplementary provisions to this dode or additional codes will be 

ubmitted for the approval of the President. 

Thi code is submitted in behalf of 80% of the white metal casters 

-of the United States. 

Counsel: 

WHITE METAL CASTERS AssoCIATION, INc., 

By MoRRIS BELLOcH, President. 

~1Ax ScHECHT, 

233 Broadwa.y, 

Bm·ough of Manhattan, City of New York. 
SCHEDULE A 

Merchandise shall be divided into hvo classes for the purpose of fixing basie 

price formulas. 

(a) The large volume sale comprising mecbandise to lower priced ladies' 

wear and accessories containing a maximum of sixteen rhinestones or other 

foreign substance equivalent thereto. 

(b) Quality production catering to the better class ladies' wear and accessories containing unlimited quantity of stones or other foreign substance in 

lieu thereof. 

Merchandise under classification (a), price therefor being formulated as 

follows: 

(1) Market price of metal plus 20% for depreciation by way of burning, 

waste, and dross. 

(2) Labor; cost of production based on wage of experienced caster. 

(2a) Cost of rhinestone or other substance plus pasting and assembling labor. 

(3) Overhead 20% based on molds, rent, light, -beat, office expenses, transportation, losses, and trade discounts. 

( 4) Mark up 25%. This includes and covers the fact that the trade is a 

seasonal one and that hundreds of dies and molds are made but few are chosen. 

The books of the Association members will show a net on these figures of 

approximately 10%. 

Merchandise under classification (b) . (1) Market price of metal plus 20% as supra. (2) Labor as supra. 

(3) Overhead 40%. The difference in classification is due to the more expensive molds which have to be made and the great skill required in making 

same and the attendant corresponding loss when a number does not catch. 

( 4) Mark up 25%. 

The members of the White Metal Casters Association, Inc., signatory to this 

code, hereby allege, declare, and affirm that they have read and beard read the 

above code and hereby unanimously approve same and pledge themselves to be 

strictly guided thereby. 

ALMO NoVELTY Co., 

By l\loEI PAS.TEIRNAK. 

A voN MILLINERY Co., 

By A. AVON. 

BEIRTMAN BROS., 

By BEINJAMIN BERTMAN. 

CAPITAL ORNAMENT Co., 

By PATSEY MANZIO "EI. 

CRYSTAL NOIVEILTY Co., 

By M. HYMAN. 

CUS'I'EN, INO., 

By SYDNEY s. SA YETI'TA. 

DREILL NoVELTY Co., 

By WILLIAM DRELL. 

ELLA. NOVELTY WORKS, 

By S. A. MAGEZIS. 

GEINAL NOIVEILTY COMPANY, INC., 

By IsR.AEL LAzov. 

LA BEILLEl NOVELTY Co., 

By MORRIS llELoLOCH. 

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Luco NovELTY Co., 

By MoRRIS LucoMLIN, 

MARKMAN BROS., 

By ABEl MARKMAN. 

B. MECHLOVITS, 

By B. MECHLOVITS. 

L. STRAUSS, 

By L. STRAUSS. 

TElLLER & GROSSBERG, 

By MAX GROSSBEIRG. 

APEx ART NovELTY Co., INc., 

By CHARLES GoLDMAN. 

GARTNER NovELTY Co., 

By MAURICE RICH. 

A. G. Nov,ELTY Co., 

By ABRAHAM GOLD-MAN. 

SILVERLoro NovELTY Uo., 

By GEORGE LIGHT. 
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