She makes zippers?

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[Dottie b]

Okay, how does one make a zipper by hand? Doesn't it take a fancy machine?

http://www.kiva.org/app.php?page=businesses&action=about&id=18523


Dottie B

[Diane R]

There are *two* zipper-makers looking for loans now!

http://www.kiva.org/app.php?page=businesses&action=about&id=18532

I also thought this would involve machinery... ??

[Steff]

Maybe "zipper" means something else in Pakistan?

[Dottie b]

They look like zippers!

I still think the most fascinating occupation was the woman in Africa, several months ago, who makes string!

http://www.kiva.org/app.php?page=businesses&action=about&id=12387

Dottie b

[Henry]

they are zippers, zoom in, the pile of white things are the pull tab and sliders already assembled.



edit:  I'll add - more loans where I would like to see how the whole transaction went down - re: mfi and clients.

[Dottie b]

 

[Dottie b]

they are zippers, zoom in, the pile of white things are the pull tab and sliders already assembled.



edit:  I'll add - more loans where I would like to see how the whole transaction went down - re: mfi and clients.

Henry, I don't understand either part of your message!

Dottie B

[Dottie b]

But what exactly does she do with them?

Dottie B

[Steff]

They must mean she "assembles" zippers to sell to clothing manufacturers.

[Dottie b]

Putting the teeth into the cloth, and the slider on? I don't think that can be done by hand.

Well, I lent her money, so later on I'll ask about it in a comment.

Dottie B

[Henry]

Here Dottie, let me explain..  come sit beside me.    

Topic of post.... 'are these zippers' thought you needed a machine.  so, indeed they are zippers, but they are zipper parts which are being assembled by these young women.   Two in one picture and one in another picture with the same pile of parts and background.  

Regarding the MFI - Client Transaction  -  I would just like to have been a fly on the wall when the MFI walked into this business and signed up two different people.  

[Steff]

Probably just zipping the two sides together.  I think the teeth are already in.

[Steff]

She is also adding the pull.

[Henry]

how many post can we create in this thread:

did you know:

Elias Howe, who invented the sewing machine, patented an 'Automatic, Continuous Clothing Closure.' in 1851 but did not pursue manufacturing or marketing it. Whitcomb Judson (who also invented the 'Pneumatic Street Railway') patented and marketed a 'Clasp Locker' similar to Howe's in 1893. Judson patented an improvement more like the modern zipper in 1913, but it had very limited sales.Howe ever, Howe and Judson did not use ever use the name 'zipper,' any howe, the devices were complicated even scary looking things with sharp hooks and eyes. Gideon Sundback designed and patented a device more like the modern one, with two rows of teeth pulled together by a slider,the patent for the 'Separable Fastener' was issued in 1917. The 'Zipper' name came from the B. F. Goodrich Company, when they used Sundback's fastener on galoshes in the early 1930�s, the galoshes themselves were called Zippers. In the later 30's a sales campaign began for children's clothing featuring zippers making it possible for them to dress themselves.The big boost for the zipper came at the end of the 30's,when they could open on both ends, as on jackets. So take your pick, it was Howe's idea, Judson was first to manufacture it, Sundback came up with the first practical one .

 

[Dottie b]

Yes, it's interesting about the two borrowers. Usma is actually using her loan to buy a donkey cart.

Dottie B

[Dottie b]

These are from the Dictionary of Occupational Titles. Looks a bit sophisticated for what she's doing:
 
CODE: 692.685-270Buy the DOT:Download/CD-ROM
TITLE(s): ZIPPER-MACHINE OPERATOR (button & notion) alternate titles: chain-machine operator; scoop-machine operator
Tends battery of automatic machines that cut and form metal slide fastener scoops (links) from wire and crimp them onto beaded edge of tape to form side of zipper (stringer): Positions box of beaded tape behind each machine and mounts coil of wire on roller. Threads tape and wire through guides and automatic feeder mechanism and into forming dies. Starts machines, and observes operation to detect malfunctioning, such as jamming. Measures scoops to verify specified dimensions, such as width, spacing, and height of lug, using micrometer. Turns setscrews to adjust die jaws for height of lug and depth of cup on scoops, using wrenches. May examine finished product for imperfections, such as malformed or rough-cut scoops, using eye loupe. May tend automatic machine that attaches preformed scoops to tape.
GOE: 06.04.02 STRENGTH: L GED: R2 M1 L2 SVP: 2 DLU: 77
 

CODE: 734.687-074Buy the DOT:Download/CD-ROM
TITLE(s): SLIDE-FASTENER-CHAIN ASSEMBLER (button & notion) alternate titles: assembler, slide fastener stringers; puller; zipper joiner
Joins together stringers (sides) of slide fasteners, using slider jig: Aligns links of stringer with links of other stringer and inserts ends of stringers in slider jig. Pulls ends of stringers through jig to interlock links. Examines fastener for defects, such as crooked, broken, flattened, or misaligned links. Cuts out defective section, using scissors, and splices sections, using adhesive tape or hand stapler. May sew sections together to prevent raveling, using serging sewing machine. May tend machine rollers that pull stringers through jig.
GOE: 06.04.23 STRENGTH: S GED: R2 M1 L1 SVP: 2 DLU: 77
ONET CROSSWALK: 93956 Assemblers and Fabricators- Except Machine, Electrical, Electronic, and Precision


Dottie B

[Henry]

This machine makes zippers, most likely puts the teeth on the tape.

[simba]

"Two in one picture and one in another picture with the same pile of parts and background. "

Henry now Dr. Holmes....very perceptive.  Even the pile of paper looks the same.

[Henry]

no more interesting zipper facts?

[chris]

no more interesting zipper facts?

YKK of Japan is the top supplier of zippers in the world.  Check your fly (-: