press-man

[redspookhunter]

hello whats a press-man my grt-grt garandad was one in bedminster 1901
would like to find what it is and where he worked
thanks

[behindthefrogs]

Unfortunately a pressman was a rather general occupation.  The three that I have listed are as follows:

[1] Operates the press in an Oil Mill which extracts oil from seeds
[2] Fits tyres onto wheels
[3] Operates a printing press

In 1901 first is probably the most likely.

David

[redspookhunter]

hi
thanks david does sound boring he later joined the army so didnt do it for long but still cant find him on 1901 cencus

[NEILKE]

press men were also glassmakers pressing glass rather than blowers they gathered the glass on an iron simaller to a blown iron but was not hollow they would drip the glass onto a mould the presser would cut the required amount of glass with shears the push the mould under a plug and pull the plug down forming the shape of the glass.
regards neil

[redspookhunter]

oh thx neil