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   Roger Mills to J. P. Gilliver   
   Re: What is a "comb manufacturer"?   
   26 Aug 23 22:21:22   
   
   From: mills37.fslife@gmail.com   
      
   On 26/08/2023 22:04, J. P. Gilliver wrote:   
   > I presume this relates to something other than the hair-grooming object,   
   > as I have someone (Jon.n Fairclough of Liverpool in the 1851) who is one   
   > at age 27, and is employing 60 men & Women. Is a "comb" some piece of   
   > machinery or something? (Though not clear there, the word definitely is   
   > comb, as his father-in-law is one earlier, and he still is later, where   
   > it is clear.)   
      
   Something used in the spinning or weaving industry?   
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   Roger   
      
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