My 2x great grandfather's sister, Ann Purdie Falconer Tait was a calico printfield worker in Glasgow in 1859 when she married Robert Sinclair, a calico engraver.
I didn't know much about calico printing so I looked for more information and found the following books and websites on the subject.
The Calico Printers Association was founded in Britain in 1899 with the merge of 46 textile companies and 13 textile merchants.
The Dictionary of Dyeing and Calico Printing has recipes for making the colours, so I looked up my favourite colour ... green!
Relevant Links
Calico Printing defined
Book of English Trades and Library of Useful Arts 1827
The British manufacturers companion and callico printers assistant 1795
Book of English Trades and Library of Useful Arts 1827
The British manufacturers companion and callico printers assistant 1795
researching occupations is so much fun. My husband's grandfather was a button cutter in Iowa. They made real shell buttons. I learned so much from articles on the net and actually found a photo of him that no one knew about.
ReplyDeleteHow interesting! They used to make such beautiful intricately carved buttons. I guess all plastic today. What a great find for your husband's family!
DeleteMe too I like seeing what different occupations involved.
What an interesting occupation -- one I didn't know about. It is always fun to learn more about the less common occupations of our ancestors.
ReplyDeleteMe too, I love learning about old occupations. Here's one for you, I came across it a couple of weeks ago... bath chair man.
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