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	Dictionary of Old Occupations and Trades
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		Wabster	- Weaver.

		Wadding maker	- Produced wadding from cotton rags which was used for stuffing furniture.

		Wafer maker	- Made church wafers as used in Holy Communion.

		Waggoner	- Wagon driver.

		Wailer	- Boys employed to remove contaminants from amongst the coal like slate or pyrites (Coal mining industry).

		Wain house proprietor	- Owner of a wain house who rented out space inside where carts and wagons could be stored.

		Wainius	- Ploughman.

		Wainwright	- Wagon maker.

		Waiter or Tide Waiter	- Customs officer who collected duty on imported goods which arrived with the high tide.

		Waitman or Wakeman	- Night watchman.

		Waker	- Employed to wake workers in the early morning in time for work.

		Walker or Walkster	- See fuller.

		Watch Cap Maker	- Made the internal movement cover.

		Watch Dial Enameller	- Enamelled the watch face white and the numbers in black enamel.

		Watch Dial Painter	- Used a very fine brush to paint numbers on the watch face.

		Watch Engine Turner	- Engraved patterns on the backs of watchcases.

		Watch Examiner	- Finished the watch by fitting the hands, regulating the watch.

		Watch Finisher	- Put together the various parts of the watch.

		Watch Fusee Cutter	- Cut gearing on the fusee wheel which was used in spring-powered clocks and watches to solve the problem of slowing down as the mainspring unwound.

		Watch Guilder	- Gilded the individual parts of the movement to prevent corrosion.

		Watch Jeweller	- Inserted the jewels into the watch mechanism to help reduce friction.

		Watch Motion Worker	- Assembled the mechanism under the dial.

		Watch Movement Maker	- Assembled the various parts of the movement.

		Watch Pendant Maker	- Produced the knob and loop at the top of the Watch onto which the chain was attached.

		Watch Pinion Maker	- Made Pinion gears for use in watch escapements.


























Index of Occupations A \| B \| C \| D \| E \| F \| G \| H \| I \| J \| K \| L \| M \| N \| O \| P \| Q \| R \| S \| T \| U \| V \| W \| X \| Y \| Z (W)
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