 One man draws out the wire, another straights it, a third cuts it, a fourth points it, a fifth grinds it at the top for receiving the head ; to make the head requires two or three distinct operations ; to put it on is a peculiar business, to whiten the...  The North American Review - Σελίδα 3831897Πλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | Dirk Nicolas Wagner - 2001 - 204 σελίδες
...One man draws out the wire, another straights it, a third cuts it, a fourth points it, a fifth grunds it at the top for receiving the head; to make the...to put it on is a peculiar business, to whiten the pins is another; it is even a trade by itself to put them into the paper; and the important business... | |
 | Pascal Petit - 2001 - 224 σελίδες
...labour, Adam Smith gives the example of a pin factory. He shows that work can be more efficient when "one man draws out the wire, another straights it,...fifth grinds it at the top for receiving the head...", as workers become more proficient and more productive in the respective tasks. He concludes that firms... | |
 | Dirk Nicolas Wagner - 2001 - 204 σελίδες
...but it is divided into a number of branches, of which the greater part are likewise peculiar trades. One man draws out the wire, another straights it, a third cuts it, a fourth points it, a fifth grunds it at the top for receiving the head; to make the head requires two or three distinct operations;... | |
 | Brian E. Travis, Mae Ozkan - 2002 - 323 σελίδες
...pin. However, if the work is done by several different people, the process is much more efficient: One man draws out the wire; another straights it;...to put it on is a peculiar business; to whiten the pins is another; it is even a trade by itself to put them into the paper; and the important business... | |
 | Brian E. Travis, Mae Ozkan - 2002 - 323 σελίδες
...pin. However, if the work is done by several different people, the process is much more efficient: One man draws out the wire; another straights it;...to put it on is a peculiar business; to whiten the pins is another; it is even a trade by itself to put them into the paper; and the important business... | |
 | Hartmut Esser - 2002 - 436 σελίδες
...but it is divided into a number of branches, of which the greater part are likewise peculiar trades. One man draws out the wire, another straights it ,...requires two or three distinct operations; to put in on, is a peculiar business, to whiten pins is another; it is even a trade by itself to put them... | |
 | Claudia C. Klaver - 2003 - 264 σελίδες
...... it is divided into a number of branches, of which the greater part are likewise peculiar trades. One man draws out the wire, another straights it,...to put it on, is a peculiar business, to whiten the pins is another; it is even a trade by itself to put them into the paper; and the important business... | |
 | Michael Lewis, Nigel Slack - 2003 - 518 σελίδες
...but it is divided into a number of branches, of which the greater part are likewise peculiar trades. One man draws out the wire, another straights it....to put it on is a peculiar business, to whiten the pins is another; it is even a trade by itself to put them into the paper; and the important business... | |
 | Paul Hyland, Olga Gomez, Francesca Greensides - 2003 - 496 σελίδες
...which the greater part are likewise peculiar trades. One man draws out the wire, another straightens it, a third cuts it, a fourth points it, a fifth grinds...to put it on, is a peculiar business, to whiten the pins is anodier; it is even a trade by itself to put them into the paper; and the important business... | |
 | Paul Hyland, Olga Gomez, Francesca Greensides - 2003 - 494 σελίδες
...which the greater part are likewise peculiar trades. One man draws out the wire, another straightens it, a third cuts it, a fourth points it, a fifth grinds...three distinct operations; to put it on, is a peculiar husiness, to whiten the pins is another; it is even a trade hv itself to put them into the paper; and... | |
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