I Wonder Why This Number Is Rising So...
Politics2 mins ago
Just found out that one of my ancestors living in the victorian east end, was a chainmaker. His daughters at the same time were artificial flower makers. What was a chainmaker, and does it still exist? Is there a connection between the two professions? as he is put down as the employer of the family run at home business. Except for one of the girls who is put down as working outdoors, presumably to sell the flowers she has made. Thanks.
No best answer has yet been selected by magicbeatle. Once a best answer has been selected, it will be shown here.
For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.A chain maker makes chains - anything from an anchor chain for a ship down to a chain for a bicycle lock. If he was working at home it would be the smaller end of the market- maybe tow chains for carts. A specialised blacksmith really.
I can't see an obvious connection with artificial flowers but someone else may know of one.
And heres a picture of the chainmaker at the Black Country Museum http://www.bclm.co.uk/demonstrations.htm
http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~alan/family/G-CradleyHeath.html
Look on this link to read the very harrowing lives of chain and nail makers in Cradley Heath. It was written by a someone who lived at that time and went to see for himself. Some of my ancestores were nail makers in this area. What a terrible life!
Sorry, we can't find any related questions. Try using the search bar at the top of the page to search for some keywords, or choose a topic and submit your own question.