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Book/Printed Material Behind the scenes in candy factories

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Title

  • Behind the scenes in candy factories

Summary

  • This study by the Consumers' League of New York aims to educate the public about the conditions under which candy is made. It examines twenty-five candy factories in New York City, ranging from those making the cheapest lollipops to large factories whose products are nationally advertised. Although it discusses workers' hours and earnings, the report is most concerned with factory sanitation, the ethnic makeup of the labor force, female workers' living and working conditions, and the effect of candy products on the public. The book concludes with a set of recommendations for improving the conditions of candy manufacture. Photographs of the candy factories accompany the text. American Memory.

Names

  • Consumers' league of New York. [from old catalog]
  • Symes, Lillian, 1895- [from old catalog]

Created / Published

  • New York city, The Consumers' league of New York, 1928.

Headings

  • -  Confectionery--New York (State)--New York
  • -  Women--Employment--New York (State)--New York

Notes

  • -  "State of New York No. 923. Int. 833. In Senate, February 15, 1928 ... An act to ammend the labor law": (1 l.) laid in.
  • -  Signed: Lillian Symes.

Medium

  • 65 p. incl. pl., diagr. pl. 23 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • HD6073.C26 U65

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • ca28000413

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Consumers' League Of New York, and Lillian Symes. Behind the Scenes in Candy Factories. New York city, The Consumers' league of New York, 1928. Image. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/ca28000413/.

APA citation style:

Consumers' League Of New York & Symes, L. (1928) Behind the Scenes in Candy Factories. New York city, The Consumers' league of New York. [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/ca28000413/.

MLA citation style:

Consumers' League Of New York, and Lillian Symes. Behind the Scenes in Candy Factories. New York city, The Consumers' league of New York, 1928. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/ca28000413/>.