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Conversion. Floor waxer plant. Erstwhile elevator operator, this employee of a small Eastern plant finds a touch of similarity between levers of the old job and the new. But he's one of America's war production workers now, due to the company's subcontract for war production. Floorola Products Inc., York, Pennsylvania

Conversion. Floor waxer plant. Erstwhile elevator operator, this emplo...

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Conversion. Silverware plant. Erstwhile polisher of fine silverware, this employee of an Eastern plant now undergoing conversion to production of war essentials, is at present engaged in assembly of bomb shackles. More than 500 operations on 100 parts are required to assemble the shackles. And incidentally, before it can be assembled, fifty parts requiring 167 tool operations are in order. Oneida Ltd., Oneida, New York

Conversion. Silverware plant. Erstwhile polisher of fine silverware, t...

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Conversion. Pianos to airplane motors. Erstwhile piano keyboard assemblers, Clara Bernas (left) and Bernice Struts, employees of a Chicago piano factory which has been converted to war production, now assemble crank bearings for pneumatic trainer-plane motors. Bernice operates the electric screwdriver. Gulbransen Company

Conversion. Pianos to airplane motors. Erstwhile piano keyboard assemb...

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