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Title: brush stock turner
Post by: trixi button on Tuesday 20 May 14 16:50 BST (UK)

Does anyone know what the occupation of brush stock turner was ? 22 year old male ancestor was one.  Was it making handles for brushes.Would love to learn more about occupation if anyone knows.
thanks for reading
trixi

Title: Re: brush stock turner
Post by: judi2632 on Tuesday 20 May 14 16:58 BST (UK)

Hi Trixi

a Wood Turner making Broom handles in his case looks like he was turning handles for the broom to be later added

Title: Re: brush stock turner
Post by: trixi button on Tuesday 20 May 14 17:45 BST (UK)

Hi again Judi! Thanks once more for all your hard work today on my behalf.

Title: Re: brush stock turner
Post by: Viktoria on Tuesday 20 May 14 20:24 BST (UK)

 There was quite an industry making brushes in Manchester, the Angel Meadow area.
 A lot was "homework" ie, the work was done in peoples` own homes, by men and women but also quite young children . Mostly it was the "head" of the brushes -the wooden blocks where the bristles were , but of course some needed handles or stales attaching.
 It was all piecework, the several components being made in different places by different people.
There is a lovely photograph in M/C archives collection of a family working on putting in the bristles.
                  Viktoria.

Title: Re: brush stock turner
Post by: trixi button on Tuesday 20 May 14 21:57 BST (UK)

Thankyou Viktoria. Very interesting .my ancestor was in sussex so probably as you say a homeworker!