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Many of these old job names are no longer frequently used or are for jobs which have disappeared. Can you click the correct job for each of these descriptions?
These old job names were used in Britain so may have different meanings elsewhere. Equally the job could have been known by an alternative name.
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Last updated: January 12, 2024
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Scribe or someone who writes official or formal documents
Seller of small metal goods such as pots and pans
Person who prepares and sells medicines
Blacksmith, someone who shoes horses
Someone who drives cattle, sheep, etc. to market
Person responsible for steering a boat
Designer, maker or seller of women’s hats
Person who makes or sells knives
Official responsible for the maintenance of fences
Wagon maker
Candle maker
Shoemaker
One who makes fireclay containers for unfired earthenware
Maker of gentlemen's wigs
Maker of barrels and casks
Coal miner
Street seller of fruit and vegetables
Craftsperson who builds or repairs stringed instruments
Maker of arrows
Dock worker
Apothecary
Chandler
Collier
Cooper
Cordwainer
Costermonger
Coxwain
Cutler
Drover
Farrier
Fletcher
Hayward
Luthier
Milliner
Peruker
Saggermaker
Scrivener
Stevedore
Tinker
Wainwright
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Level 81
Jan 12, 2024
Some were more difficult than others, great quiz, nominated!