inside contracting

inside contracting
System of manufacturing intermediate between the putting-out system and full factory production.

A factory proprietor supplies to an artisan who then hires the workers needed to make a particular part under a contract with the proprietor. Inside contracting was used extensively in the U.S. in the 19th century.

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