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[Historic NY]

16. I worked in a factory here in the US when I was in High School

The women working the sewing machines, were machines themselves. Mostly older 2nd gen immigration stock variety of nationalities. I recall most like the firehouse bingo ladies (many were) they had their charms on their small work spaces, stacks of pillows to sit on. We made a variety of good but most those travel bags from various airlines around the world.

I used to wheeled pallet of cut materials to keep them stocked. They sure kept me busy.

They were paid piece work. We had a few more places in town that made pocketbooks, coats, and various other thing including perfumes.

Many of my aunts worked in factories from clothes to nuts, bolts, and fasteners. They brought in the little extra income so we could have big family meals and get togethers. Granted todays generations wouldn't do the work, but there are people coming here that would. Pretty soon we will be deporting them and the future for US based manufacturing . Even with automation, there is fit and finish work to be done.