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General => The Common Room => The Lighter Side => Topic started by: Paul E on Tuesday 14 June 05 07:38 BST (UK)
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Wonder if anyone can work out what this occupation is (from 1901).
Thanks
Paul
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In view of the fact that the occupation of the person above is "soap packer", I'm going to venture the opinion that this a whale-processing operation - and not a student campus!! :o
Arranroots ;)
p.s. was it a big family? ;D
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Lol - Trust Paul to find this ::) I take it he's not actually one of your rellies Paul ?
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Arranroots - I'll have to find out how they processed whales in the Wirral (must be at Port Sunlight) :)
He's living in the household of a friend's descendents, Suey ... and one of the other occupations in the household is Card Box Maker.
I just hope... :o
Paul
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Found this on a vegetarian site:
AMBERGRIS
: From sperm whale intestines. Used as a fixative in perfumes and as a flavoring in foods and beverages. :P
There's this:
http://www.unilever.com/ourcompany/aboutunilever/history/1910s.asp
and the boxes were for putting the sunlight soap in - weren't they?? ??? :o ;D
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
ahhhhhhhhhhhhh ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
is it Serlitz powder packer?
I had one of those...and had to ask...
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looks like spring packer to me paul
jake
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LOL
perhaps this person wrote the Monty Ptython
Meaning of Life script?
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Once he'd packed it, did he Bank it ? ;D ;D ;D
Su
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deposits and withdrawals...the mind boggles Su