Just a great old photo of some back in the day machinists

[Buckshot Bear]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And a home hobbyist from 1954...... He was wearing a tie around machinery as well and no safety glasses and she looked like she could have poked both his eyes out at the same time!

 

 

[Subdeacon Joe]

That top photo looks like a boys industrial school.  Learning the craft young.  Looks like the machinists-in-training also have ties and no eye protection. 

 

Second image  ...  he seems to be working on a steam engine. Is that you?

[J-BAR #18287]

First picture:  child laborers.

 

Second picture:  I would risk blindness.

[Pat Riot]

I am thankful that the clothing trends of the 40’s & 50’s went out of fashion. For that matter the 60’s & 70’s too. 
 

The day the necktie goes away will be a good day indeed. 

[irish ike, SASS #43615]

Imagine the noise?

[Blackwater 53393]

My first year in shop class, we were under a school dress code that required slacks, a dress shirt, and a tie.

 

When you walked into the shop or the neighboring classroom, you were required to remove the tie and roll your sleeves up past your elbows!

[Pat Riot]

45 minutes ago, irish ike, SASS #43615 said:

Imagine the noise?

Speak up Sonny! 

[Texas Lizard]

Lady bringing coffee....Mine would tell me, get off your lazy XXX and get your own....Yep times have changed...

 

Texas Lizard

[Wild Eagle]

It's been about 30 years ago now, but I was in a shop that had about a dozen machines like these.  Power was from a spindle near the ceiling, and the belts were made from leather.  It was interesting to see the old machines, but all of those belts spinning without guards made me a little nervous.  

[Colorado Coffinmaker]

 

Whilst working as a Cabinet Maker, I once visited a restored wood shop that was powered by a huge Water Wheel.  Lay shafts all across the ceiling and all the machine tools powered by leather belts as depicted in the first picture.  Twas hugely fascinating.  I had some really good photos but after several moves, they were sadly misplaced.

 

The second "Christmas" photo has to be from the UK.  The Brits are the only guys I know who went to work inna shop in some form of suit and tie.  Also, mostly three piece suits with a waist coat.  And . .  she is pouring him a cuppa Tea!!

[Tex Jones, SASS 2263]

The old Colt factory in Hartford had a couple of machines powered by leather belts.  Don't know if they're still there.

[Forty Rod SASS 3935]

When we bought this house the people had owned two antique stores in Prescott.  When the man died the wife put everything in the shop out back....and a lot of stuff hung on nails in the house.

 

One of his treasures was a complete belt driven machine shop.  There was a book with it that told how to set it up and run it.

 

I had seen a lot the belt machinery growing up but this book started by stating that these could be powered by electric motors, steam engines, internal combustion engines, wind mills, water wheels, and animal power.  Anything that could take any power and run it through the right series of wheels, cogs, gears, etc.

[Pat Riot]

4 hours ago, Colorado Coffinmaker said:

 

Whilst working as a Cabinet Maker, I once visited a restored wood shop that was powered by a huge Water Wheel.  Lay shafts all across the ceiling and all the machine tools powered by leather belts as depicted in the first picture.  Twas hugely fascinating.  I had some really good photos but after several moves, they were sadly misplaced.

 

The second "Christmas" photo has to be from the UK.  The Brits are the only guys I know who went to work inna shop in some form of suit and tie.  Also, mostly three piece suits with a waist coat.  And . .  she is pouring him a cuppa Tea!!

Somewhere around Lancaster, PA there is an Amish furniture shop with all their equipment, saws and such running by shafts and leather belts but I cannot recall if it was all water powered or maybe steam. 

[Eyesa Horg]

4 hours ago, Tex Jones, SASS 2263 said:

The old Colt factory in Hartford had a couple of machines powered by leather belts.  Don't know if they're still there.

If you're talking the building with gold donee &stars, I believe that stuff was all removed when they build the little artsie fartsie shops in there back in the 80s. Fars I know anyway. I did a lot of phone work in there!