The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-09-25
collar Manufacture.

DfJ'si0n TTijS table Of ordinary height
tsils 'o,r TI that two cutters, one OF
81 w, nI .sg work Of the same time.
t4 :! , nsoeF i carried to the cutters by
TIE P sIsr,tjye In lots OF fifty sheett
t.1Le SIcS are placed upon maple cut
~ .d. The steel k9iie. or G1 Easn ea1 Gs
Ebc1 ~ u IN Of the collar to be pro-
gss, ~ y 1 o upon The lot Of paper neal
! !. g., ,ide, and the board Is aid in on
. IIa II, nDdcr the press as 1t raises up
Pc n .onSoD5 The kntIc is forced through
b ~ sv meets, making n clean even cut,
~ n W d psper Is with rawn, kniIe, col
Ise WI '%S n and successive cuts are made
ts a w.. ~ pptjl al the available paper has
. Os ,,vy.,SS,iormed into collar patterns. AS
s'I ss,,.r qualities Of paper are expensive,
as y !, iSken to get as many collars from
ea = I ,h ~, as possible. The largest waste
an "a. ' are manufactured into bags, in the
u @I y Thich a considerable business is
VA lsSooe here. The scraps, after being
ri, are conducted by SpoutS into sepa'
M 5Ips, according 10 their grade upon
h. floor below. 800. ..,o,..,,
.-"s,Sirds Of the first cost oil the paper,
y. made daily during the operation Of
y ss No 10000 collars which Is the work
' .,TG men. In hurried times q smaller
Nv, ."V capable Of cutting G00OO collars dali
The e' Shiteall paper scraps are the most
.",ble tho paper and cloth next and
y. noOred paper brings tho least. Atter
INV y Gu, the collars go through the oper.
' %ys Of enclosing. The enclosing ma
. .,ys /. 10 all intents and purpose, press
III obliQueIy towards the operator
,.,ssI d perpeudlcularly like the cutting
va ,,, The collars are embosSe d single
E,,Teep what are called the male and fe-
T,,e enbossers. The later, which creates
1 I,'i ioid i fixed to the bed plate. The
Gmer /; fastened 10 the corresponding
p,,le 90 the moving part Of the machine,
mi tiyes the imitation Of stitching as
ri ri q Stamping the size upon the collar.
wtbe moving die approaches the other
S.lE, which is prevented by pegs from,
aIipg through, Is dropped between them,
rcsiSes the required impressions and
l,Ops, IS the moving part OF the machine
rceles Withdrawing tho pegs, into a re-
tD,Sce underneath.
/ swift fingered girl who understands
d. business can enbosS $4,000 collars
I,Iy, which would aggregate for the ten
machines 10000. The all.paper collars
ssIt 60 10 the "patchers" FASTING the cloth
pieces,
The pstchcrs paste small oval pieces Of
cloth 90 The parts thatare to be buttonhol-
ii The paste Is simply q mixture Of q
superior quality Ofilour and water which
/, insde very frequently that its adhesive
qualities may not be impaired by souring.
The cloth pieces are fingered with mar
yelIOu celebrity and pasted with the pre-
cisiOn oian automatic machine. AS high
$1,000 collars, or $4,000 patches have
been pasted here by one operative in q
single day. When the patches have be-
come perfectly dry, then follows the OPP
Grafton Of punching the button holes.
The buttOnhole machine in use here is
The most important and ingenious one
connected with this branch OF manufac-
tur, A lot oil five collars is placed in the
nSchine al time and the three button
holes are punched simultaneously. The
punches are adjustable and their relative
POSITION are quickly altered by means OF
thumb screws to suit different sizes and
styles Of collars. A great deal Of invcn-
tive talent has been Iavished within the
lSt seven or eight years in attempts TO
gel up perfect button hole puncher; but
this was the first reliable machine inYen-
led. Previous to lis introduction (only
three years ago. each hole was punched
and three machines and OPP
efstiVes were required to do the work OF
ibis one. One operative can readily but
tonhoIe $1,000 collars daily. After the
outtonholcs are cut one operation Of roll
!IHg the collars which finishes the goods,
order. The machine by which this
operation Is performed consists simply Of
Two rollers, rolling in close proximity
between which the collars are passed. By
ibis machine the told is nicely pressed
loTn and tho curve given to the collar
and cult, without which neither would sit
smoothly upon being worn. From the
.99rsoing we see that the collar paper goes
through I'VE distinct operations and into
y many hands before being transformed
mo The WCarable article.
From the rolling machine the collars
'ad cuts drop through an opening and
;lpOn a table, on the third door below.
llae . number Of operatives arc engaged
Y boxing the goods in small boxes hold
lS len collars each. The collars are first
pliced IN Q wooden form containing a cir
.dht GInaer OF paper which comes out
S.il laem holding them together. Each
gu puts up 1900 boxes daily, Alter box.
", " ecl package il labeled to suit the
inherent \, markets. Then ten Of these
. aiaI! Jokes are packed in oblong boxes
4, aIleu cartoons which are sent to the ship
Sus room 10 be put in cases Of different
't rs according TO the orders to be filled.
4, i, IVY v LEY elevators are conveniently located
y >. sle building. In case of breaiage from
ny , cause each relieves the other, and the
,p.'S ;S,l OF the concern proceeds With
, Nv Interruption. All the modern i'm
~ SoIenenIs have been applied here for
NJ w. SOI.Olt and convenience Of the oper-
y J' ~! ace tanks are numerously dlstribu.
~ M eAiUugaOut the building and hot and
W wI WateF on every floor. IN
W., m,'nln ayear a great revolution has &C.
i r,'o u u . sae trade through the introduce
'.a. o. a superior material Consisting Of
, oIJS, Y. with cloth which gives the
,U,a MA ~ a. appearance not Inferior to the
ys,e ', !, In this concern eighty patches
An M N :. Ule Tine employed on paper col
anidI now y. although the general trade is
T Tr1s Increasing, only one.eighth Of that
sunTUGiars,SaLiy existing between different
,mSs S S,uIss' In the matter OF new
oIIss' SYKES and ornamental boxes for
e.I of riHs o the expenditure of a great
al Al and 5iU pug yearly for dies, printed la