Putting-out system
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The putting-out system is a means of subcontracting work. Historically, it was also known as the workshop system and the domestic system. In putting-out, work is contracted by a central agent to subcontractors who complete the work in off-site facilities, either in their own homes or in workshops with multiple craftsmen. It was used in the English and American textile industries, in shoemaking, lock-making trades, and making parts for small firearms from the Industrial Revolution until the mid-19th century. After the invention of the sewing machine in 1846, the system lingered on for the making of ready-made men's clothing.
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See also
- Dorset button
- Factory system
- Homeworker
- Inside contracting
- Piece-rate list
- Ton'ya (問屋) trade brokers of ancient Japan
- Freelancers and Independent Contractors
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