WeaversPart 1. What jobs do you know? Carpenter Turner Peruke Maker Apothecary Vinter Upholsterer Silkman Mercer Wainwright The Cooper Cordwalner.

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What jobs do you know?What jobs do you know?

CarpenterTurner

Peruke Maker

Apothecary

Vinter

Upholsterer

Silkman

Mercer

WainwrightWainwright

The CooperThe Cooper

Cordwalner

Savannah- The Original Savannah- The Original SettlersSettlers

1.1. James Goddard- CarpenterJames Goddard- Carpenter2.2. Walter Fox- TurnerWalter Fox- Turner3.3. John Gready- FarmerJohn Gready- Farmer4.4. James Carwell- Peruke MakerJames Carwell- Peruke Maker5.5. Richard Cannon- CalenderRichard Cannon- Calender6.6. William Cox- SurgeonWilliam Cox- Surgeon7.7. George Symes- ApothecaryGeorge Symes- Apothecary8.8. Joseph Fitzwalter-GardenerJoseph Fitzwalter-Gardener9.9. John Sammes- CordwalnerJohn Sammes- Cordwalner10.10.John Warren- Flax and hemp dresserJohn Warren- Flax and hemp dresser11.11.Joshua Overend- MercerJoshua Overend- Mercer12.12.Francis Mugridge- SawyerFrancis Mugridge- Sawyer13.13.Paul Amatis- SilkmanPaul Amatis- Silkman14.14.John Penrose- HusbandmanJohn Penrose- Husbandman

15.15. Joseph Hughes- Cider TaderJoseph Hughes- Cider Tader16.16. Richard Hodges-BasketmakerRichard Hodges-Basketmaker17.17. James Muir-Peruke MakerJames Muir-Peruke Maker18.18. Tomas ChristleTomas Christle - - MerchantMerchant19.19. Joseph Cooper-WriterJoseph Cooper-Writer20.20. Joseph Stanley-Stocking MakerJoseph Stanley-Stocking Maker21.21. Robert Clarke-TailorRobert Clarke-Tailor22.22. Peter Gordon-UpholstererPeter Gordon-Upholsterer23.23. Thomas CaustonThomas Causton--Calico PrinterCalico Printer24.24. Joseph VanderplankJoseph Vanderplank--SeamanSeaman25.25. Thomas Young Thomas Young --WheelwrightWheelwright26.26. Joseph Coles-Miller and BakerJoseph Coles-Miller and Baker

Savannah- The Original Savannah- The Original Settlers Settlers

The The Tanner Tanner 

The tanner is found in The tanner is found in most towns, unlike the most towns, unlike the tailor. tailor.

He is very busy. The He is very busy. The tanner makes clothes tanner makes clothes from animal skins.from animal skins.

He also makes leather He also makes leather buckets, leather buckets, leather saddles, and leather saddles, and leather mugs.mugs.

The TailorThe Tailor The The tailortailor is very is very

similar to the similar to the tanner.tanner.

The tailor was The tailor was extremely busy.extremely busy.

He sews all of He sews all of the the clothes by clothes by hand.hand.

The tailor makes The tailor makes the clothes out the clothes out of regular cloth.of regular cloth.

Peruke Peruke MakerMaker

Today we might call a Today we might call a peruke maker a peruke maker a wig wig maker.maker.

If you wanted to be If you wanted to be fashionablefashionable in in 1790s,then you needed 1790s,then you needed to wear a wig. to wear a wig.

It was almost a It was almost a fashion fashion necessitynecessity for gentlemen for gentlemen and successful and successful businessmen.businessmen.

Just being able to afford Just being able to afford a wig was a means of a wig was a means of showing your wealth and showing your wealth and statusstatus..

The CobblerThe Cobbler or CORDWAINER: or CORDWAINER:

        The cobbler makes shoes. The cobbler makes shoes. He is a very busy man He is a very busy man because people walked a lot.because people walked a lot.

The cobbler fixes old shoes The cobbler fixes old shoes and makes new ones. It’s and makes new ones. It’s very expensive to get a new very expensive to get a new pair of shoes, so colonists pair of shoes, so colonists make sure their shoes are make sure their shoes are well worn before getting a well worn before getting a new pair or getting them new pair or getting them fixed!fixed!

The shoes aren’t very fancy, The shoes aren’t very fancy, in fact, the cobbler uses the in fact, the cobbler uses the same pattern for every shoe, same pattern for every shoe, and it makes no difference and it makes no difference whether it’s left or right!whether it’s left or right!

Each shoe is exactly the Each shoe is exactly the same. same.

a shoemaker or worker a shoemaker or worker of leatherof leather

CHANDLER:CHANDLER: CHANDLER:CHANDLER:

originally, one who originally, one who made or sold made or sold candles and soap.candles and soap.

BasketmakerBasketmaker BASKETMAN:BASKETMAN: person who made person who made

baskets baskets and and furniturefurniture from from wickerwicker. .

Basket making Basket making was was mostly made by the mostly made by the family for their own use family for their own use rather than a business. rather than a business.

Most families made their Most families made their own baskets – which own baskets – which lasted many years.lasted many years.

They made baskets of all They made baskets of all sizes and shapes for sizes and shapes for personal family use.personal family use.

CarpenteCarpentersrs In the colonial times In the colonial times

when most buildings when most buildings were made from wood, were made from wood, no tradesman was more no tradesman was more useful than the useful than the carpenter.carpenter.

The main business of The main business of the colonial carpenter the colonial carpenter was to cut and join was to cut and join timber and board into timber and board into sturdy wooden homes sturdy wooden homes and shops.and shops.

Carpenters built new Carpenters built new homes, shops, homes, shops, outbuildings stables, outbuildings stables, sheds, and they also sheds, and they also made repairs.made repairs.

The Town The Town Crier Crier 

The town crier is how we The town crier is how we get our news in the town.get our news in the town.

He travels from town to He travels from town to town ringing a bell to get town ringing a bell to get everyone's attention.everyone's attention.

When he tells the news When he tells the news he doesn’t give very he doesn’t give very much detail just a much detail just a statementstatement like: "War was like: "War was declared today".declared today".

The The PrinterPrinter

The The colonial printerscolonial printers were more than were more than operators of print operators of print shops. shops.

They were also They were also America's first America's first publisherspublishers of of newspapers, newspapers, magazines, and magazines, and books.books.

Black SmithBlack Smith SMITHYSMITHY was a person was a person

who made or repaired who made or repaired metal items.metal items.

Blacksmiths used a Blacksmiths used a special fireplace called special fireplace called a a forgeforge to heat the to heat the metal to a temperature metal to a temperature hot enough so that it hot enough so that it could bend and be could bend and be shaped.shaped.

The metal needs to The metal needs to reach a temperature of reach a temperature of about about 2000 degrees2000 degrees. .

He made pots, tools, He made pots, tools, cooking utensils, locks, cooking utensils, locks, latches as well as latches as well as horseshoes. horseshoes.

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