What job did you have that no longer exists?

[GReedDiamond]

33. I worked in a vinyl car top factory...

...a very small factory with maybe a dozen workers.

At first I was the vinyl cutter. I'd load a big roll of vinyl onto a machine that would unroll it onto a large table, then cut the different top elements to the proper size.

Those pieces were passed to double-needle sewing machine operators who stitched them together.

Next the seams were sealed with a heat press machine.

Lastly they were rolled up and placed into boxes for shipment to installation facilities where they would be glued onto the car roof.

By the time I left that job to attend art school, I could perform all aspects of making a vinyl car top.

This was around 1974, my pay was $2.90 per hour.

If vinyl car tops ever come back, I'm ready!