Paradise Court
“The heads were of various sizes, shiny and featureless, and marked with figures showing measurements for the top hats which the workshop produced. She was one of six women and two men, excluding the supervisor Bert Buggies. As the youngest there, she was the recipient of many of the worst jobs in the lengthy flatting process. Sometimes she moulded the stubborn leather band around the crown of the wooden model, or else she ironed the swansdown forehead pad firmly in position before the lining wa...s attached. Her hands were always chapped, her breathing hindered by the ceaseless steam from the irons.
Strips of russia leather and gauze lay lengthways down the table, while the precious moire silk for the linings was carefully stacked in bolts on a shelf behind.
Despite the luxurious quality of the finished article, conditions in Coopers’ sweatshop were grim. The low room with its sloping ceilings and tiny skylights was poorly lit and ventilated, but it was cold none the less. Damp plaster fell away to expose bare brick wall and was never repaired.MoreLess
Strips of russia leather and gauze lay lengthways down the table, while the precious moire silk for the linings was carefully stacked in bolts on a shelf behind.
Despite the luxurious quality of the finished article, conditions in Coopers’ sweatshop were grim. The low room with its sloping ceilings and tiny skylights was poorly lit and ventilated, but it was cold none the less. Damp plaster fell away to expose bare brick wall and was never repaired.MoreLess
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