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Photo: Learning Upholstery in the 1930s

January 22, 2016 By Nadeem Muaddi

Auto Upholstery - The Hog Ring - 1931 Upholstery Workshop

There’s not much known about this photo, except that it was taken on May 19, 1931 and shows unemployed miners learning the craft of auto upholstery at a government training workshop on Stafford Road in Waddon, a neighborhood located in the county of Hertfordshire, England.

For more amazing photos, check out The Hog Ring‘s “Industry History” section. If you have any photos that you’d like to share with us, please email info@thehogring.com.

[Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images]

Filed Under: Archive, Industry History Tagged With: Auto Trim, Auto Upholstery, Car Interior

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