Identifier: reportofcommissi00unse (find matches)
Title: Report of the Commission of 1906 to Investigate the Condition of the Blind in the State of New York
Year: 1907 (1900s)
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Publisher: J. B. Lyon Company, State Printers
Contributing Library: American Printing House for the Blind, Inc., M. C. Migel Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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workshop in which the adult blind of our statew^ere given a chance to become self-supporting and to earn their0A\Ti livelihood, the question arose as to what branch of industry,what trade would bring the best results. Broom making was notconsidered because the competition in this line was too greatand the margin cut down to a minimum. Mattress viaking wasthought of, but when it was ascertained that machinery is nowlargely employed in this line, and prices materially reduced inconsequence, we came to the conclusion that this idea would alsohave to be abandoned. Chair caning w^as not considered a trade.Looking over the reports of foreign institutions for the blind, wefound that, of all the lines in which the blind were employed,none promised better results than the manufacture of willow ware. * Willow work as a trade for the blind, by Supt. Oscar Kiistermann, Re-port of the Saginaw Conference of the American Association of Workers forthe Blind at its 8th annual convention, August, 1905.
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MADE AT THE WISCONSIN WORKSHOP FOR THE BLIND. No. 122 — Willow Bal)v Bed. Made of Select Willow. Willow Bottom.Size l_8ize, 1 ft.10 in. by 3 ft. 6 in.; Head End, 24 in. High; FootEnd, 17 in. High. Price, $20. Size 2 — Size, 2 ft. by 3 ft. 10 in.; HeadEnd, 24 in. High; Foot End, 17 in. High. Price, $24. Size 3 — Size, 2 ft.2 in. by 4 ft. 2 in.; Head End. 24 in. High; Foot End, 17 in. High.Price, $28. Moss Mattress to Fit, $3.50; Hair Mattress to Fit, $5. SpecialSizes Made to Order. Beds Trimmed to Order. Price on Application. Commission on the Blind. 51 When our shop was opened in December, 1903, we started withfour apprentices, and since then have had thirty-nine blind menon our pay-roll. A few of them left soon after entering, becauseidleness or the following of some other occupation was given thepreference. The great majority of our w^orkmen remain, arehappy and contented, and glad of the chance to earn their ownliving and to enjoy the blessings of work. On entering the work-s

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