{"id":197,"date":"2009-03-31T16:42:38","date_gmt":"2009-03-31T21:42:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/industrialglenn.com\/tools\/?p=197"},"modified":"2011-02-20T15:20:23","modified_gmt":"2011-02-20T20:20:23","slug":"somebody-was-an-auto-worker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/industrialglenn.com\/tools\/?p=197","title":{"rendered":"Somebody was an auto worker."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend I found a nice old depression era textbook.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s from The Henry Ford Trade School and is loaded with &#8220;Greatest Generation&#8221; tool know how and nostalgia.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Henry Ford Trade School was founded in 1916 to train mechanics and make it possible for a young boy to partially support himself while attending school. It is incorporated under Michigan law as a non-profit institution. The school occupies three acres of floor space and has class and shop equipment for 1700 students. &#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Below are some scans.<\/p>\n<p>In the list of tool companies (2nd image), at least 4 were located in tiny Rhode Island.<\/p>\n<p>This is indisputable proof that at one time Rhode Island was important and Rhode Islanders should be proud of the industrial history of their state.<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/industrialglenn.com\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/shoptheorytextbook1.jpg\" rel=\"shadowbox[sbpost-197];player=img;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-196\" title=\"shoptheorytextbook1\" src=\"http:\/\/industrialglenn.com\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/shoptheorytextbook1.jpg\" alt=\"shoptheorytextbook1\" width=\"407\" height=\"519\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/industrialglenn.com\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/shoptheorytextbook2.jpg\" rel=\"shadowbox[sbpost-197];player=img;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-198\" title=\"shoptheorytextbook2\" src=\"http:\/\/industrialglenn.com\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/shoptheorytextbook2.jpg\" alt=\"shoptheorytextbook2\" width=\"456\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"http:\/\/industrialglenn.com\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/shoptheorytextbook2.jpg 570w, http:\/\/industrialglenn.com\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/shoptheorytextbook2-237x300.jpg 237w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 456px) 100vw, 456px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/industrialglenn.com\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/shoptheorytextbook3.jpg\" rel=\"shadowbox[sbpost-197];player=img;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-199\" title=\"shoptheorytextbook3\" src=\"http:\/\/industrialglenn.com\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/shoptheorytextbook3.jpg\" alt=\"shoptheorytextbook3\" width=\"470\" height=\"624\" srcset=\"http:\/\/industrialglenn.com\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/shoptheorytextbook3.jpg 588w, http:\/\/industrialglenn.com\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/shoptheorytextbook3-226x300.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend I found a nice old depression era textbook. It&#8217;s from The Henry Ford Trade School and is loaded with &#8220;Greatest Generation&#8221; tool know how and nostalgia. &#8220;Henry Ford Trade School was founded in 1916 to train mechanics and make it possible for a young boy to partially support himself while attending school. 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