Apprentice Agreement Child Cigar Making (1 results)
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Seller: johnson rare books & archives, ABAA, Covina, CA, U.S.A.johnson rare books & archives, ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerTwo-page handwritten agreement arranging the apprenticeship of a 13-year-old boy to a cigar maker in Indiana for a two-year period in 1870. Before the adoption of machinery in the cigar making industry, apprenticeships were an essential means of learning the craft. John Decker of Dearborn County voluntarily bound himself to CHW…Werncke of Lawrenceburg to "learn the art, trade and mystery of a cigar maker." For a period of three months during the apprenticeship, he did not receive any compensation and after that time, received $4 per 1,000 merchantable cigars. In the second year of his service, he was paid $5 per 1,000. Decker's service was approved by his guardian, and the boy was also responsible for his own clothing, room, board, and all other necessities. In 1870, there were no child labor laws in Indiana. The most sweeping federal law restricting the employment and abuse of child workers is the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA), which came into effect during the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration. It restricts the hours that youth under 16 years of age can work and lists hazardous occupations too dangerous for young workers to perform. Handwritten on two sheets of 8 ½" x 14" legal size ruled paper, with an embossed notary seal affixed to the second page. A small portion of the first page, not impacting the writing, has been clipped.
