Differing Responses to an Industrialising Economy - eTheses ...

Wood and charcoal:
Male: charcoal burner, (wood-)collier, besom-maker, lath-maker, lath-ripper, lath-cleaver,
lath-render, teugerer, splentmaker, basketmaker, cooper, (wood-)turner, chairmaker,
sawyer, wheelwright, ploughwright, carpenter, joiner, cabinetmaker, upholsterer,
millwright, machine-maker, timber merchant, putchin-maker, coach-maker.
‘Carpenter’ in 1660 (the time of timber-framed buildings) may sometimes have
meant a general builder, but is dealt with in this section. Millwrights and machine-makers
used other materials as well as wood, but are also grouped in this section. ‘Teugerer’ and
‘splentmaker’ mean ‘lath-splitter’, while a ‘putchin-maker’ made eel and fish traps out of
basketry.
Metal:
Male: gunsmith, gunlock-filer, gunlock-maker, tinman, brazier, whitesmith, brightsmith,
locksmith, blacksmith, farrier, nailer, nailmaker, nailsmith, ironmonger, cutler,
watchmaker, toymaker, clockmaker, pinmaker, fish-hook maker, needler, needlemaker and
all specialists in needlemaking processes and associated trades. (See Appendix 20.)
Female: many types of needle and pinmakers.
Although some makers of fishing tackle used materials apart from metal they are
discussed with the fish-hook trade, of which they were an offshoot. The button-maker may
also have used other materials but is dealt with in this section.
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