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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition => Topic started by: Kavill on Wednesday 04 September 19 08:15 BST (UK)
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This one has really got me beat so I’m hoping that it might mean something to someone.
It’s the occupation of the apprentice’s father I’m having trouble with. The best I can come up with is Line Scoingler.
The son is being apprenticed to a translator which in this case is someone who repairs or remakes old shoes.
Many thanks,
Keith
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The second word is Swingler.
See:
https://www.familyresearcher.co.uk/glossary/Dictionary-of-Old-Occupations-jobs-beginning-S10.html#Swingler
What it is that he swingles is hard to say without more text to compare.
It could be Jute but I have serious doubts that it is a t. I think it ends _ce or _ne.
The first letter looks most like an L but at a stretch could be a J.
Can you find another word with the same capital nearby?
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I read it as Quire Swingler, but that makes no sense either
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Hi,
To be honest, the first thing that jumped out at me when I read that line was " City of Yorkshire Swingler" ???
Which makes even less sense that Quire Swingler ;D
Looby :)
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Thank you for the replies.
Swingler makes sense, I can see it now you’ve said it!
I wasn’t sure how much of the page I could post without it causing copyright problems, but here’s the full page. The first letter of the first word looks most like the L of Lockwood. There are examples of the letter J in capital form but they look distinctly different.
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Thanks for posting the larger image. I agree with your thoughts.
So Line or Luce Swingler.
Both terms draw a blank on Google.
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Lack of punctuation makes it seem as if York is part of the description. horsleydown has the right answer.
This is a good site for old occupations.
https://rmhh.co.uk/occup/index.html
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Might it be Line(n) swingler? No, see next reply.
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The O.E. D. defines 'line' as 'the fibre of flax' (now obsolete) or slightly more modern usage
'....flax of a fine and long staple, which has been separated by the hackle from the tow.'
So it seems to me he was a 'Line [i.e. flax] swingler' which fits exactly with the occupation link hd posted in reply #1.
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Brilliant JenB.
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Thanks for all the help. Mystery solved!
Keith