This paper introduces one of the sources of livelihood in the era of socialism focusing on the district of Southern Hungary. The main aspect of my research is analyzing a saga in connection with the relationship between the family and the industrial market. 1 scrutinize the world of everyday routine in the family-living in Hódmezővásárhely, in the south part of the country. According to recalls, two significant firms are shown in this thesis; one of them is callcd Elektrofém Factory, and the other is named as Minőségi (Qualitative) Shoe-Maker Corporation. The fields of industry I present here are - on one hand - electronic business, especially lamp-painting and - on the other scale of the spectrum - shoe-making line. The family is called Vanderstein, and I bring on the memories of my mother and of my father about the topic