Post #2931379
2026-01-13 22:57 UTC
Cuban cigar factories still are employing lectors.
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@Novocirab@feddit.org 2026-01-13 23:30
This is so fascinating that the factory lector was/is a thing The practice of reading aloud has a long history, and the tradition still survives in Cuba as a hard-won right deeply embedded in cigar factory workers’ culture. (El Lector: A History of the Cigar Factory Reader – paywall) This article has some intriguing historical photos, really worth a look: https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/factory-lectors-1910/