As the leaves begin to change colors and the new school year begins, we introduce September’s object of the month: a certificate of attendance from the USM facility in Beverly, Massachusetts from 1981. Above the certificate is a picture of Roland Landry (listen to his oral history here) and classmates. The certificate itself notes that he attended a course on PFAFF 491, 474, 483, and 418 — different industrial sewing machines manufactured at the United Shoe Machinery Corporation (USM Corporation).