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the leather with the glue on it to activate the glue and applied
the leather to the front. The operator (1) used a soldering iron
to burn off any excess thread; (2) used modeling tools to press
the leather down to avoid gaps where the metal was showing; and
(3) placed the front in a pressurized trap that pressed the
leather tightly against the front to avoid problems with loose
leather that was not secured to the front. After the operator
examined the fronts for defects in the leather application and
corrected any defects, the operator applied nosepads to the
leather fronts.
In order to apply leather to the headbar of the metal
fronts, the operator applied pressure to the headbar to deform
the front to allow room to apply the leather to the headbar. The
operator applied the leather to the headbar in a manner similar
to that performed with respect to the application of leather to
the fronts. When the leather was applied to the headbar, the
operator pushed the headbar back into place to re-form the front.
The operator applied leather to temples in a manner similar
to that performed with respect to fronts. After applying the
leather to the temples, the operator used a vice to bend the
temples in order to form the required curve in the temples for
the SKU being assembled.
Wings
From 1984 through 1987, personnel at B&L Ireland and at B&L
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