DOT Code: 589.685-034

Industry: hat & cap
Alternate Titles: softener

Tends revolving drum that tumbles fur pelts in moist sawdust and fuller's earth to soften pelts and clean fur used in making felt hats: Opens bales of skins, using knife or wirecutter. Shovels sawdust and fuller's earth into drum, pours water onto sawdust and fuller's earth, and stirs with shovel until sawdust and fuller's earth are saturated. Dumps skins into drum and starts drum revolving for specified time or until skins appear sufficiently clean and soft for further processing. May shake sawdust and fuller's earth from pelts [Shaker (hat & cap)].

GOE: 06.04.16 STRENGTH: M GED: R1 M1 L1 SVP: 2 DLU: 77