Leather Worker, my Ancestor was a

Description

(Ian Waller) The object of this book is to examine the history, processes, working conditions and records available for research of the various trades and occupations associated with leather work from the earliest times, right through to today.

Amongst our ancestors we will inevitably find family members who were leather tanners, shoemakers, saddlers and harness makers, leather bottle makers, cricket ball makers, sporran makers and book binders to mention a few.  The leather trade generally was at its height in the early to mid 1800s, gradually declining with the advent of cheaper imports of leather, and the use of more modern synthetic materials.

259 pages.  Soft covers.