Author Topic: Can anyone hazard a guess? (Read 1406 times)

Paul E · « **on:** Tuesday 14 June 05 07:38 BST (UK) »

Wonder if anyone can work out what this occupation is (from 1901).

Thanks

Paul

Arranroots · « **Reply #1 on:** Tuesday 14 June 05 07:45 BST (UK) »

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!!

Arranroots

p.s. was it a big family?

suey · « **Reply #2 on:** Tuesday 14 June 05 08:32 BST (UK) »

Lol - Trust Paul to find this

I take it he's not actually one of your rellies Paul ?

Paul E · « **Reply #3 on:** Tuesday 14 June 05 09:03 BST (UK) »

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...

Paul

Arranroots · « **Reply #4 on:** Tuesday 14 June 05 09:37 BST (UK) »

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.

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??

Gaye · « **Reply #5 on:** Tuesday 14 June 05 09:45 BST (UK) »

ahhhhhhhhhhhhh

is it Serlitz powder packer?

I had one of those...and had to ask...

jake · « **Reply #6 on:** Tuesday 14 June 05 12:42 BST (UK) »

looks like spring packer to me paul
jake

Gaye · « **Reply #7 on:** Tuesday 14 June 05 18:06 BST (UK) »

LOL
perhaps this person wrote the Monty Ptython
Meaning of Life script?

Su · « **Reply #8 on:** Tuesday 14 June 05 18:49 BST (UK) »

Once he'd packed it, did he Bank it ?

Su

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