Re: Hancock and Moore tour
Jimmy Moore loves to give tours, he's in his upper 70's now and proud to show what he's built at H&M as one of the two driving forces behind the brand. To watch him banter with all the workers there is better than a stand-up comedy routine. The tour is quite a treat and I've done it 3x myself. You come away with a real appreciation of what it means to be American-Made and you see pride in workmanship at that facility, which you don't always see at some of the competitors. When you go there, you truly are an honored guest and not some pain-in-the-neck that they want to rush through the place in order to get back to what they were doing. You can ask 1,000 questions and you will get 1,000 answers! I'm always fascinated by the trimmers and how fast they cut out the leather with this electric shears - how they have any fingers left is something I haven't figured out yet. And the man that stuffs the cushions into the casings....that's a heck of a job and he's so happy when you stop and talk with him about his job, because no one pays much attention to the cushion-stuffer-guy, but its not an easy task. And I don't know how the finish nailers do it -set every one of the brass tacks by hand with those little hammers, nail after nail after nail Ugh.
I think the factory tours are one of the main reasons I'm such a fan of the brand. They really do operate at a different level than most. Glad you enjoyed it.
Duane Collie
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