Semco (35 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Signed and inscribed by the author. COLLECT SIGNED BOOKS. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Fiction about a Jewish immigrant to America. Signed by author, a presentation copy. Hard to find title. COLLECT SIGNED BOOKS. Signed by Author(s).

soft cover. No Jacket. Illustrated with black and white photographs and diagrams. 18 cm. 31 pages VG. Very good condition with light shelf wear and edge wear to covers.

soft cover. No Jacket. 5th or later edition. Fifth edition. Illustrated in black and white. 18 cm. 31 pages VG. Very good condition with light shelf wear to covers, a little browning.

soft cover. No Jacket. Illustrated with black and white photographs. 24 cm. 15 pages G. Good condition with light shelf wear and edge wear to covers, creasing, owner details on page 2.

soft cover. No Jacket. Illustrated with black and white photographs and drawings. 24 cm. 19 pages VG. Very good condition with light shelf wear to covers, slight creasing.

soft cover. No Jacket. Illustrated with black and white photographs and diagrams. 25 cm. 18 pages G. Shelf wear and edge wear to covers, several short tears, chipped area to top front cover, name on front cover.

soft cover. Condition: Fine, near new condition. No Jacket. Illustrated with black and white photographs and diagrams. 28 cm. 6 pages.

soft cover. No Jacket. Illustrated with black and white photographs and diagrams. 24 cm. 19 pages G. Good condition with shelf wear and edge wear to covers, price on front cover.

soft cover. No Jacket. 5th or later edition. Illustrated in black and white. 18.5 cm. 32 pages FR. Fair condition with shelf wear and edge wear to covers, loss around edges, soiling.

soft cover. No Jacket. Illustrated with black and white photographs and diagrams. Contains explanation of stitches, designs for doyleys, borders, centres and a variety of patterns, including rose, thistle, shamrock and church lace. 22 pages G. Shelf wear and edge wear to covers, a little browning and soiling.

soft cover. No Jacket. 1st edition. Illustrated in colour and black and white. 18.5 cm. 31 pages FR. Fair condition with shelf wear and edge wear to covers, edge tears, small areas missing.

soft cover. No Jacket. 5th or later edition. Sixth edition. Illustrated in colour and black and white. 18.5 cm. 31 pages G. Good condition with shelf wear and edge wear to covers, small loss, staples rusty.

soft cover. No Jacket. Illustrated in black and white. 18.5 cm. 31 pages VG. Very good condition with light shelf wear and edge wear to covers.

soft cover. No Jacket. 5th or later edition. Fifth edition. Illustrated in black and white. 18 cm. 31 pages G. Shelf wear and edge wear to covers, a little browning and soiling.

soft cover. No Jacket. Coats Semco Brilliance in Needlecraft No 21. Illustrated in colour and black and white. 30 cm. 4 pages VG. Very good condition with light shelf wear to covers, small rubbed area on top front.

soft cover. No Jacket. 3rd edition. Illustrated with photographs in colour and black and white. 18.5 cm. 31 pages VG. Very good condition with light shelf wear and edge wear to covers.

soft cover. No Jacket. Illustrated with black and white photographs and diagrams. Contains explanation of stitches, designs for doyleys, borders, centres and a variety of patterns, including rose, thistle, shamrock and church lace. 22 pages G. Shelf wear, creasing and edge chipping to covers, overall good condition.

soft cover. No Jacket. 5th or later edition. Fifteenth edition. Illustrated with black and white photographs. 18.5 cm. 31 pages G. Shelf wear, creasing and slight soiling to covers, writing on front cover, overall good condition.

soft cover. No Jacket. 1st edition. Illustrated with black and white photographs. 18.5 cm. 31 pages G. Good condition with shelf wear and edge wear to covers, writing on front cover.

soft cover. No Jacket. Semco Instruction Book No. 2. Illustrated with black and white photographs and diagrams. 30 pages G. Shelf wear and edge wear to covers, overall good condition.

Softcover. Condition: Good. Instructions for 8 macrame projects. See pictures for samples. 15 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Crafts & Hobbies; 1970s; Crafts & Hobbies; Inventory No: 271412.

Paperback. Condition: Good. published 194?-war economy standard-slight corner wear.

Stapled Booklet. Condition: Very Good. No date but c 1930s. Twenty four designs. Scan available.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Softcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. 32 pages. Crochet hook and ball of twine. Book has some wear.Semco of Black RockAdvertisement for Girls by Semco 1947. Courtesy: City of Kingston, Kingston Collection.Towards the end of the Second World War E J Trait, the forward-thinking editor of Standard News, then the local newspaper for much of area we now call Kingston, conducted a campaign for decentralisation of industry to suburbs away from the then industrial belt around Richmond, Collingwood and other inner suburbs. As part of this, in 1944, he featured Semco Pty Ltd, a textile firm situated in Black Rock, on the fringe of Sandringham.Semco began in 1907 as a small venture in the Melbourne CBD, where the acumen of businessman, Stanley Mullen, led to the importing of many paper goods such as postcards, paper transfers, cardboard goods and other printed items. In 1911 the city building containing Semco's works was destroyed by fire. Mullen died not long after this but the new governing director of the firm, C H Mylis, had innovative plans for the business. He wanted the firm to become an exemplary modern enterprise that treated staff with fairness, created healthy and spacious working sites, and located factories in areas with surrounding gardens, recreational facilities and fresh air. His factory would eventually be moved away from the ugly, soul-stifling, foul-smelling city area to an outer suburb with sea breezes and open areas of vegetation. He also added cotton fabric products to the output and they soon became the staple items the firm made. By the early 1920s Semco had moved to Cheltenham Road, not far from Bluff Road, in Black Rock, then considered to be an outer suburb. Mylus also ensured that the firm's founder would not be forgotten. The first three letters of Semco's name were the initials of Stanley E Mullen.Semco had a staff that included many young women. Eddie Trait's article praises the firm for its working conditions and its payment of the correct rates of pay for women in a time of war. Many older women were in the services and Trait appealed to local mothers to get their daughters on to the Semco payroll where they would be safely employed. During World War 2 Manpower Regulations could be used to coerce workers to move into jobs that supported the war effort, but Trait argued that being employed at Semco could make this unlikely as the firm made some goods essential for the war effort. The starting rate for 15-year-olds, mainly girls at Semco, was 25 shillings per week and considered as excellent by Trait.Spinning at Semco's Black Rock Factory. Courtesy City of Kingston, Leader Collection.Congenial conditions and interesting work made Semco a local asset for workers. Women were creating new designs for the fabrics and paper products which included tablecloths, babies' bibs, bedspreads, aprons, soft toys, children's garments and many more. Trait argued that the soothing effect of fancy designs on needlework even played a role in the war effort when troops up north were sent items as presents. Hospitals at home and in the war zones had stocks of Semco products stamped with pictorial designs. These had been applied to fabrics by screen printers, usually males. Face towels, d'oyleys, tray cloths, tea cosies, aprons and thousands of skeins of multi-coloured thread formed Semco's contribution to hospital stocks.Interior view of Semco's factory. Courtesy City of Kingston Leader Collection.Standard News pushed the concept of decentralisation relentlessly. There is a long description of the discomfort city workers underwent in getting to and from work in crowded trains. Workers had to mill around on Flinders Street railway station platforms, stand all the way in the trains hanging on to the straps provided in each carriage, and generally join the throng that resembled an ant heap. Trait heaped copious amounts of praise on the Semco workplace. In a long description of the factory's environment he noted that no Saturday work was the norm, allowing employees to shop and have 'hair-dos' before enjoying a relaxing weekend. The firm fielded Saturday cricket teams and owned a bathing box at Half Moon Bay nearby. Indeed, one staff member had been the vice-captain of the Australian women's cricket team that toured England in the 1930s. For many years Semco had a female cricket side in the women's Saturday association.Semco garden, recreation hall and staff 1926. Courtesy Shirley Joy, City of Kingston, Kingston Collection.One twenty-one-year-old female employee explained how she rode her bike to work, ate her sandwiches at lunchtime on the lovely Semco lawns, and felt that she was part of an organisation that valued each individual worker. Not having to pay fares into the city was another reason why this local firm attracted staff.Eddie Trait wound up his feature on Semco with fulsome praise for the community work that the staff did voluntarily. During the war staff had made patriotic donations of over £1200. The editor listed nearly two dozen separate patriotic causes that the firm's workers had supported, the largest amounts going to Australian Comforts Fund, Red Cross and the Salvation Army. There was also a tradition of Semco workers helping out at a military convalescent home in the area, where they worked in the office and the pantry. In January 1944 a severe bushfire raged through the ti-tree scrub in Beaumaris, destroying many homes and other property. People were left homeless and suffered other losses. Semco donated money and a lot of clothing to the victims of this local disaster.The Standard News of this era pushed the policy of decentralisation continuously and the editor, Trait, was magnanimous in his praise of Semco. After the war the firm stayed in production until the early 1990s when it was taken over by cotton merchants, Coates-Paton Pty Ltd. The Black Rock factory closed and the office moved to Mulgrave, while factory work shifted to Launceston in Tasmania before being moved to New Zealand. The fine business.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Paul Semco here, Author of 'The New Religion of GOD, A Rare.