Show no dud duds for army the best good enough for uncle army when it come s to lothing that is why the army maintains a house of in the quarter masters department in philadelphia it is the duty of chis house of alagi c to check on the quality of all clothing equipment destined for the army and many are the methods used in mak ing such checks here are shown a few of he steps taken in the 0 facture of uniforms for our ever growing army left testing the strength of fabric the cloth must stand up un der pull of pounds W iff ej here on the roof of the quartermasters department you see fabrics undergoing a weather test A 7 mf X A I 1 N trained eyes scan every inch of thread count counting the this bolt of cloth as it is unwound umber number of threads per square inch f from rom one roller to another A slight in in a fabric sample one method ol of defect would cause rejection ascertaining quality M M picture above left shows a sample being treated to a rain test the cloth must be water c repellent IS at the right above is shown an ingenious gadget T which subjects a sample of material to tests that equal many months of wear in rain and shine right A perfect fit A completed master uniform is being fitted on a dummy by a master tailor once approved thousands of P counterparts are turned out by mass production |