Dictionary of Old Occupations
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Definitions of jobs Haberdasher - Hat Furrer
Haberdasher: sold sewing articles, such as needles, buttons, thread, ribbons etc. A very old occupation, possibly dating back to the 14th century when habadashers were travelling Pedlars.
Hacker: made cutting tools, such as scythes and billhooks. Can also refer to a person who used cutting tools, such as a carpenter.
Hackler: worked in the textile industry, used a board with long metal teeth sometimes known as a hackle for dressing flax, jute, hemp etc.
Hackman: variation of hackler, a person who used a hackle for dressing materials such as flax etc.
Hackney Man: an early type of taxi driver; drove a horse drawn carriage for hire.
Haft Presser: a local occupational title in the Sheffield area. A specialist knife maker who pressed horn or bone into knife hafts.
Haggler: a travelling pedlar.
Hair Weaver: wove cloth from horse hair.
Hairman: alternate name for a Hair Weaver, who wove cloth from horse hair.
Halberd Carrier: alternate name for a Halberdier, an infantryman armed with a two handed polearm known as a halberd.
Halberdier: an infantryman armed with a halberd, a two handed polearm prominently used during the 14th and 15th centuries. In later centuries was used for ceremonial purposes.
Half Timer: a child who divided their time between working in the mills and being educated.
Halter: made halters for leading horses or livestock.
Hammerman: refers to a Smith or Forgeman (a person who hammers metal).
Hand: a hired labourer.
Handler: a pottery industry worker who specialised in making cup handles.
Handmaid: a female attendant or female servant.
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Handseller: refers to any street Hawker of Pedlar.
Handwoman: a midwife or an alternate term for a handmaid.
Handyman: a man who was skilled in a variety of small practical jobs such as small maintenance and repair work.
Hanger-on: alternate term for an Onsetter working in a coal mine.
Hansard: a very early occupation, made daggers, sword and hand knives.
Happer: a fairground acrobat or a person who worked in salt making.
Harlot: a prostitute, or a male or female person of low class.
Harmer Beck: according to numerous online lists this means a Constable.
Harness Maker: made horse harnesses to allow horses to pull carriages.
Harper: a Musician who played the harp.
Hat Blocker: worked in hat making. Mounted hats on shaped wooded blocks and held it over steam in order to shape the hat.
Hat Furrer: a specialist in the hat making trade who added fur to hats.
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