Notes on the purchase, manufacture, and inspection of United States army shoes and shoe lasts

United States. Army. Quartermaster Corps

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THENOTES ON PURCHASE, MANUFACTURE,
UNITED STATESAND INSPECTION OF
AND SHOE LASTSARMY SHOES
UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THEPREPARED
GENERALQUARTERMASTER
THE ARMYOF
ANDFOR THE INFORMATION
OFGUIDANCE OF OFFICERS
THE CORPSQUARTERMASTER
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WASHINGTON
PRINTINGGOVERNMENT OFFICE
1921•I
NOTES ON THE PURCHASE, MANUFACTURE,
AND INSPECTION OF UNITED STATES
ARMY SHOES AND SHOE LASTS
PREPARED UNDER THE DIRECTION THEOF
GENERALQUARTERMASTER
OF THE ARMY
FOR THE INFORMATION AND
GUIDANCE OF OFFICERS OF
THE CORPSQUARTERMASTER
WASHINGTON
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
1921fORCM.
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PREFACE.
It is believed that it be of some future value to reduce tomight
deductions made from results obtainedwriting personal observations,
from actual and fromtests, knowledge gained practical acquaintance
with the conditions the manner and method ofgeneral surrounding
the and of shoes forpurchase, manufacture, inspection Army pur-
at the Boston theposes created thedepot during emergency by
World War.
The considered and determined have beenquestions varied and
and situations arisennumberless, carefulmany having demanding
and nice distinction in for theirstudy judgment proper adjustment,
it is felt that the thus hasexperience resultedacquired undoubtedly
in the best shoes of the severalobtaining possible types'^ adopted,
and that the data relative thereto should be of inestimable invalue
future endeavors of a similar even the volume ofcharacter, though
not be asproduction might great.
It is also felt that —of a standardshoemaking knowledge high
from a of merit rather than from aspeaking commercialstandpoint
is to be found in the Shoe andstandpoint— that there willBranch,
be no more time than the to theopportune success-present analyze
ful of the taskaccomplishment this branchstupendous placed upon
of the since as the work isorganization, theemergency completed
will dwindle to a oforganization thegreat extent, many inspectors
other walks of while some of the older andentering more valu-life,
able men of the those connected with thebranch, especially long
are well in and an ofservice, theirgetting along years, expression
views on the method of Government shoes is ofproper making great
importance.
There have been 35 different shoe each T\ith anmanufacturers,
in stationed at hisinspector thecharge respective factory, making
same of it has been found that the of. eachtype shoe, yet product
manufacturer has had some carried out in some dif-process respect
from each of the others. A and of theferently comparison study
and the work at eachoperations performed accomplished factory,
with discussions with the various it wouldtogether contractors, have,
resulted in the manner ofappear, ascertaining proper performing
each and and reasontheevery operation, why any given operation
should be executed in the manner has been determinedprescribed
means of actual the conclusionsby experience, becoming self-evident,
it for future tothereby rendering unnecessary inspectors spend any
amount of time or ingreat energy experimenting.
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