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Armen Cleaners - Dry Cleaning Department, March 1949 Photographer: Maiteland Robert La Motte

Armen Cleaners - Dry Cleaning Department, March 1949 image
Year:
1949
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, April 18, 1949
Caption:
DRY CLEANING DEPARTMENT 1. WORK BENCH AND SCALE...here, each batch of clothes is sorted and weighed to make a balanced load when it goes into the dry cleaning machine. 2. DRY CLEANING MACHINE...the most modern design and construction available on the market. Back of this machine (not visible in the picture) is a 130 gallon storage tank containing two large filtering units. Clothes are placed into the dry cleaning machine, which is set for the desired operating time, and given a thorough cleaning in Perchlorethycene (a chemical solvent produced by the Dow and Dupont Corporations). This filtered, pure, solvent is pumped, continuously, into garments during the complete cycle of the dry cleaning operation. At the end of the dry cleaning operation, the machine extracts the garments, and automatically comes to a stop. 3. This is the machine into which the extracted garments are put next...here they are dried in room temperature air. 4. This unit is a still...Cleaning solvent is distilled in this machine more than 3 times a week. Even though the solvent is always kept clean, by means of filter powder and filter units, it cannot be kept free of invisible impurities. Such impurities are removed by means of complete and thorough distillation.

Armen Cleaners - Wool Spotting Department, March 1949 Photographer: Maiteland Robert La Motte

Armen Cleaners - Wool Spotting Department, March 1949 image
Year:
1949
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, April 18, 1949
Caption:
WOOL SPOTTING DEPARTMENT 1. In the above illustration...an experienced spotter is going over a pair of pants which have previously been dry cleaned. Every square inch of the garment is checked, under a powerful light, for spots. Every effort is made to remove spots, by using all of the chemicals that modern science provides. 2. The marble top spotting board in the background is used to re-treat certain spots with chemicals, oils, etc. After such a spotting treatment each garment is put through another full cycle of recleaning.

Armen Cleaners - Silk Spotting Department, March 1949 Photographer: Maiteland Robert La Motte

Armen Cleaners - Silk Spotting Department, March 1949 image
Year:
1949
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, April 18, 1949
Caption:
SILK SPOTTING DEPARTMENT 1. In this illustration the operator, a highly trained expert, is working on a silk dress. He, also, has on hand all the chemical weapons that modern science can provide. 2. Tumbler...especially designed for spotters use. It is used to dry steam-moistened areas of various garments by means of gentle tumbling in an adjusted, temperature-controlled chamber. 3. This equipment with dual opening is also used to quickly and properly dry the spotted areas of the garments. Temperature-controlled air is forced up from underneath by means of fans. Note that the garments hang in the shape they would in their normal position.

Armen Cleaners - Flexform, April 1949

Armen Cleaners - Flexform, April 1949 image
Year:
1949
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, April 25, 1949
Caption:
1. This is a FLEXFORM...an up-to-the-minute, modern machine used for re-shaping dresses and formals to their original size and shape. Dials, on the face of the equipment illustrated, are set to the exact measurements taken of the garment before cleaning, then, the garment is put on the FLEXFORM and every part of the dress is brought back to its original size and shape by means of moisture controlled steam and hot air forced up through the garment from the base of the machine. 2. MEASURING CHART - Used to measure garments before cleaning process if they are to be shaped by FLEXFORM after cleaning. 3. DRESS FASHIONER - This machine - a very modern piece of equipment - is used only to finish certain special garments. It operates in the same manner as the FLEXFORM but, does not have the sizing effect. 4. TROUSER-FORMR - This machine plays a highly important part in the reshaping and forming of certain dry cleaned trousers. Without the use of this FORMR most pants would not look right nor fit the body properly.

Armen Cleaners - Silk Finishing Department, March 1949 Photographer: Maiteland Robert La Motte

Armen Cleaners - Silk Finishing Department, March 1949 image
Year:
1949
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, April 25, 1949
Caption:
A SECTION OF THE SILK FINISHING DEPT. 3. Extra long buck press, used in finishing smooth and flat surfaces on most dresses. 1-2. Steam vacuum board equipped with an electric steam iron. A foot pedal controls the amount of steam released by the board or creates a powerful vacuum in the board. The electric iron has various heat controls and releases steam from the ironing base. This iron is, also, controlled by means of a foot pedal. 4. The shiny and queer shaped objects in the above illustration are puff irons and made of stainless steel perforated with small holes. These irons are always hot and release steam by means of foot controlled pedal. The above illustration includes only a small part of the highly specialized equipment used by our expert operators in giving you the finest dry cleaning service possible.

Armen Cleaners - Wool Finishing Department, March 1949 Photographer: Maiteland Robert La Motte

Armen Cleaners - Wool Finishing Department, March 1949 image
Year:
1949
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, April 25, 1949
Caption:
A SECTION OF THE WOOL FINISHING DEPT. 1. In the above illustration, you see the most modern of presses in a number of various shapes, all operated by high pressure steam and electric vacuum. In this department, highly experienced pressers give that new looking appearance to your garments. 2. Garments hanging on the right, on the over-head conveyor, have been scientifically cleaned. All spots have been removed from the garments and they are ready to go through their final treatment.

Armen Cleaners - Tailoring Department, March 1949 Photographer: Maiteland Robert La Motte

Armen Cleaners - Tailoring Department, March 1949 image
Year:
1949
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, May 2, 1949
Caption:
THE ABOVE ILLUSTRATION SHOWS OUR TAILORING DEPARTMENT. In this department an experienced tailor on men's and especially ladies' clothing takes care of all alterations, repairs, making new pockets, sewing zippers, etc.