1871 and what did Elizabeth and Dorothy do? - Completed

[Sandra Parker]

Elizabeth Small and her daughter Dorothy were both employed in 1871. I would really love to know what they did. I thought at first it was an 'H' but a check of the rest of the page shows it certainly isn't a, 'H'. Other thoughts are Stay maker, but the second occupation doesn't look like that either. Any suggestions?
Sandra

[geniecolgan]

Hi Sandra,

both look like Stay Maker to me. They made stays (corsets).
A common occupation in those days as ladies always wore Stays.

genie

[Sandra Parker]

Wow, that was quick, thank you very much.
Sandra