Abstract This article considers the educational and social significance of specific types of “foreigner” production in twentieth century industrial craft apprenticeship. A “foreigner” is a regionally-specific term referring to a practice whereby workers customarily produce personal objects at work, with the tacit support of tradespeople and supervisors. Foreigner-making is a global phenomenon also known as homers, government jobs, foreign orders and la perruque. The example considered here is the practice of handmaking toolboxes and customized tools during an engineering patternmaking apprenticeship, in the context of twentieth century Australian manufacturing. This article finds that this type of “semi-legitimate” foreigner production was a pedagogical strategy – part of a practical approach to apprentice education – and held particular social significance in the moral economy of industrial workplaces. With this context in mind, the recent business trend towards standardization and factory uniformity can be seen to have negative consequences. More broadly, the article demonstrates the significance of seemingly “unproductive” craft practices in the industrial workplace.

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工业工艺学徒制工具箱和手工工具的制作

摘要 本文考虑了特定类型的“外国人”生产在 20 世纪工业工艺学徒制中的教育和社会意义。“外国人”是一个特定于区域的术语，指的是工人通常在工作中生产个人物品，并得到商人和主管的默许的做法。造外国人是一种全球现象，也被称为本垒打、政府工作、外国订单和 la perruque。这里考虑的例子是在 20 世纪澳大利亚制造业的背景下，在工程制版学徒期间手工制作工具箱和定制工具的实践。本文发现，这种“半合法”的外国人生产是一种教学策略——学徒教育实用方法的一部分——并且在工业工作场所的道德经济中具有特殊的社会意义。考虑到这种情况，可以看出最近标准化和工厂统一的商业趋势会产生负面影响。更广泛地说，这篇文章展示了工业工作场所看似“非生产性”工艺实践的重要性。