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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?       --       Cheers,       Roger              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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