Spotted Online – 1962 Matchbox Micro-Documentary
Posted over three years ago, this micro-documentary shows us how Matchbox toy cars were once built. You see all of that hand labor as people are sorting and painting the toys? Well, as much as some manufacturing is automated these days, my experience in Chinese factories shows me that there is still a lot of work done by hand in making things. I love little peeks like this, so if you know of any other such videos please post a comment and link!
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The waste is ”easily removed.” Tell that to the poor buggers who had to sit for 12 hours a day manually grabbing it off the conveyor!
And I love that there’s a guy just wandering around the work floor with a bowl of molten metal…
Really cool! Also… it looks like they WERE sold in ‘matchboxes’ back then. Love stuff like this…
This is awesome! Two dudes in suits examining toy cars has made my afternoon!!