Re: [h-cost] Work attire question, 1916-1920

2015-08-18 Thread Cin
The link works fine for me. I cannot answer about Boeing or about being around in the 1920s, but oddly I do have experience rib-stitching. My father restored 3 Piper Cubs and an Aeronca Champ, all vintage 40s airplanes that are rag-wings. Early planes have sewn fabric skins that are later coated

Re: [h-cost] Work attire question, 1916-1920

2015-08-18 Thread Franchesca Havas
I actually have to scroll down for it to open up the rest of the page. Then after a second or two the video screen opens and the play icon (not the text) shows up in the middle of the image. Try it this way: http://www.boeing.com/history/video-series/index.page Or click on 100 in the menu and

Re: [h-cost] Work attire question, 1916-1920

2015-08-18 Thread Susan Data-Samak
Franchesca, This link doesn't work for me. I get the title but no story underneath. Susan On Aug 18, 2015, at 12:28 PM, Franchesca Havas wrote: Greetings! In this short video we see seamstresses working on heavy canvas for airplane wings. The question that was asked today was if the

Re: [h-cost] Work attire question, 1916-1920

2015-08-18 Thread Kim Baird
...@indra.com Subject: [h-cost] Work attire question, 1916-1920 Greetings! In this short video we see seamstresses working on heavy canvas for airplane wings. The question that was asked today was if the attire worn by the seamstresses normal work attire or are they dressing up for the filming

Re: [h-cost] Work attire question, 1916-1920

2015-08-18 Thread Susan Data-Samak
I tried again, and it worked. Thanks. On Aug 18, 2015, at 1:02 PM, Cin wrote: The link works fine for me. I cannot answer about Boeing or about being around in the 1920s, but oddly I do have experience rib-stitching. My father restored 3 Piper Cubs and an Aeronca Champ, all vintage 40s

[h-cost] Work attire question, 1916-1920

2015-08-18 Thread Franchesca Havas
Greetings! In this short video we see seamstresses working on heavy canvas for airplane wings. The question that was asked today was if the attire worn by the seamstresses normal work attire or are they dressing up for the filming of their work.