Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-05-05
HANDS AND FACES.
177TT77E
NOW THEY ARE MApE ~ \ tAHoE
SWISS WATCH FACTORY.

psiieass Operations Win oven ana xss11
nseaired In Making Disls - uzess1
Workers on Hsads = rhs wa&-s R,1d
nssh sdsa ana wsm@n Are E.ssl,>at-
A Geneva coFresponeent in wri(inr
of visit 10 ono Of the famous watrt
uianufactorie~ of that city thru ~
scribes sozne Of the operations:
Now, about the dialmaking prposm
itself; First, thS plain round of purest
copper must be hea>ed to red heat a
= furnace to burn Of ouy adherinx lm-
purity. Leaving the Are, u a plun~o1
into an acid b4th. and In that way Il
becomes - smooth thas Il mny easily
- rubbed into FORM with . ssnaIl ooeel
| spatula.
The enamel, which comes from Frames
and Switzerland and locks like eronf
iumps Of white porcelain, ii f1ruf ~
duced to the finest OF powders II pow
erful crusher. Then IT. too. n wanked a
acid, and finally II II washed again -
many rcnewings Of pure water. After
this Il Is made into sort Of p&nte,
which is applied In thin strata to both
sides Of the copper and then carefully
put by to wait the complete evspora-
tion OF tho water with which II was
mixed An soon ns this has been accom-
plished the dial Is placed In an intense
ly hot gas oven, whsre the enamel b.
comes perfectly fused ana adheres firm
ly to the plate. This operation y ~
peated, with second and third npp1f-
cation of the enamel, and then tho dial
ID ready to receive the painting III th8
hours. As soon lee this has been done
Il IL again put in the oven. most cltt-
ical operation, because the fraction of
= second overmufh would spoil every
thing. and then, while yet warm, tt =
rubbed or redreszed with bit Of char
coal and q small metal tool especially
made for the purpose. It Is this opera
tion that gives the dial tho beautiful
smoothness, like that Of dainty bit Of
china. Before that most delicate oper-
alton, tho piercinE for the hands, which
is done on nm instrument furnished
with diamonds Fixed ON steel, and some
times even the steel itself. the dial goes
to the automatic filer and 10 rendered
absolutely perfect in shape.
The painting of the hours is nearly all
aona ny women ana giris. several
women are also employed In the enamel
Ing department. The wages paid both
men ana Women are excellent Some
oi 'he empioyees arc fiino workers. tnS
others work by tae piece. many Of the
,s'.er easily earning soo francs month
Na1nlaliy 1nese are sns moat expert
ence.. wo1seIs. Mno nave unisneu sp-
prsn.,oehnips OF " ieast tnree years.
- ocslnnlns ~ clnpsoyseH .re s'ven
ss'np,s eepara'e parts 20 90. put even
snen sney may I'm =. rom Ivy 70 ioo
..ans,s 4 'noI'n. nv women wno earn
.ns nigness wages. aoo francs. work aiso
" .ns piece poi'7ning or rubbing ON Sne
'e,Unu mn u'aip
ao ns1n was d.sani1sM ~ sooo, ana
al ."o cnae. .lhIloyess 81 tooay nsve
oeen conneeteo Win y from the pees1-
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now produred NV shis har.a hs~- -.
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icata th.t ,hs ,v.,+l,sr. .,,,,st - 49, ~.
undisturhed a. thai- ,.s.-L ..s.s 49,
pieces are so miuute that s rorra shoriS
one enter rouId 1a.ilv r.vrv ~ j. l~-s--
numbar unaf,ser~1a. hs,,s.s. t,s t,,.~s.. s.
is ronducfed hsbInd .- io~s<sd IA &c. s.s
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as well as the diaIs In figures ana orna-
mentaticn must keen r,a.., ~rfth f~s1.-