Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-06

tightly in one place and loosely in an
| other.
The Rex upper trimmis, ,achine now
| trims off all the surplus ratts of the shoe
| upper and the Goodyear iusoIe tack pull
! ing machine withdraws the lacks which
! held the In&ole 20 the last. The shoe is
now ready to receive the welt, which is
! a marrow strip of prepared leather sew
! ed along the edge of the shoe. beginning
where the heel is placed and ending ii
! the same spot on the opposite edge This
| welt is sewed from inside the lip of the
! Iusole, and the curved needle passed
| uniting ali three securely and allowing the
| Welt to protrude outward from the edge
! Of the shoe.
DIFFICULT TASK IN sHoEMAKiNG.
The needle in making this stitch does
not 60 inside Of the shoe. but passes
! through only a portion of the insole, and
as the lacks which are driven but part
way in, in lasting, are Withdrawn, the
shoe is left perfectly smooth inside This
part of the work was formerly one of the
most difficult and laborious tasks in shoe
making
! AS il was performed entirely by hand,
| the drawing of each stitch depending upon
! the strength and mood of the workman.
! il is. Of course, obvious that stitches were
/ oftentilnes Of different lengths and drawn
with different tensions 1t is surprising
how uIfcl,Iv and oastl,, tt,, - - -
on the Coodyoo,, r,,.1t -
Model q mis- f,r,ors 40, 49,, -.
the leading faction n, Tho ,,,.e,+ ,o,,,,,,,io.,
that has taken nlace in eboa r,,a,,,,e,ot,,r
! ing IFS vyorl, sbouId no caraf,,I,,, ,,l,a,.
all stitches ara NJ el,,,aI lap,+b ,,,1 ,,,,o-
urad autoraticaIy the strong liz,
! thread is thoroughly waxed and drawn
Evenly even ana l tIgh4E, I2r me machine never
The evening as in he Tor3i, % oiit2 &c., ~,
| revolution Of the shuttle forms a lock-
SuIch "i great strength, which holds the
The Go0dyear Universal nissan Trim.
| ming Machine now trims the surplus por-
tloh OIL me .9. Welt ana upper SmoojnIy down
! Reater and Siaebar forcas tps q" we'll " ~
stand out evenly from the edge of the
| snoe. Inc Goodyear shank Wet Sldver
sneciaIv nropared material is enreaT ''i 0yar
the nsole to form a partial cushion for
! the rect
| RtJRRER CEMENT AppJIEo
| "
| The entire bottom of the shoe Is now
coated win r,bbor cement fror, +to So
| ''' '0
| temenilng Machine, and the heavier out
| sole, made from the most carefully tanned
! selected soIe leather tba roueb or ecsb
! -, -,
! 1880 80 ''''''' '''''' 'N-S-'' N''''NN WIN -
ment, Is nodded into shape and pressed
securely into nosition nv the GOODYEAR
,,,r,r,,,a, r. c.. -.
| improved twin sole Laying Machine.
where it is allowed to remain a sufficient
| time for the cerncrt IN cot The ra,y+ an
-, 49, 80 -
welt SO that thew nrotrnde = uniform die.
lance from the edge OF the shoe giving
shape to the sole simultaneously with
the rounding operation the machine cuts
a little channel or slit along the edge OF
the outside in much the same manner as
the work was done on the insole.
This portion of the work was formerly
very difficult and a costly operation by
hand, but seems simplicity itself when
the operation is performed on this ma
chine. The rounding operation simply in
cludes that portion Of the shoe to which
the welt has been sewed, leaving the
outside at the heel without a tension
This portion IS first nailed to the shoe
on the Loose Mailing Machine. from which
small brass nails automatically driven
and Spaced, are Clinched against the steel
heel of the last.
| me surplus portion of leather is then
trimmed off on the Heel Seat Rounding
| Machine, and the little channel emf by
| the knife of the Rough Rounding Ma
| chine is turned up SO as to leave the
| channel open for the little Goodyear Uni
| NtlSdl opening MdtHlQe, IN winch "A little
| wheel turning very rapidly lays the lin
| smoothly back The outsole is now sewed
to the welt This operation is performed
| on the Goodyear Outsole Rapid Lockstitch
| Machine, which is very similar in opera
| ton to the Goodyear Welt Sewing Ma
| chine used in sewing the welt TO the shoe
| 1IPApIE oc,<er,ro.,
| UNABLE GOCNS CH'
The stitch. however. Is finer and ev-
| -, - anu q
tehos rom the channeI which was cut
| for 1t to the upper side of the welt, where
| It shows after the shoe has l,eer 6riybsd
,rt, 1,,,,I.-4it,t, ss3 -,
me '"'N9u'ch formed py TINS machine IS
! a most durable one; using a thoroughly
| vaxed thread II holds +I,o o,,+s,lo zo,,,,.
in place, even after the connecting
! Su''heS nave oeeh worn of. 1t Is one OF
ule most important machines In the shoe
thahlns process, In connection with this
"'aci.'he mere Is also Bobbin Winder,
! "hlch Wlhds the boobin used in the ro-
| tary shuttle Of the machine.
| a coating Of cement is now applied in
| SIDE ne channel Just before stitching,