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Title: What did a grounder do in a tannery?
Post by: corkcutter on Wednesday 23 September 09 10:28 BST (UK)

Can anyone help with this one please.  I am researching the occupational history in my village in the 19th century and several men are described as "grounder".  There was a tannery and a paper mill nearby, but since one very useful man describes himself as "skinner/grounder" I'm guessing that the grounders worked in the tannery.

Title: Re: What did a grounder do in a tannery?
Post by: stanmapstone on Wednesday 23 September 09 10:47 BST (UK)

A grounder dyed or coloured the short fur nearest to the skin by "stubbing" it with a special brush dipped in dye.

Stan

Title: Re: What did a grounder do in a tannery?
Post by: corkcutter on Wednesday 23 September 09 13:22 BST (UK)

Many thanks!