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Offline salmynka

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Help Reading an Occupation
« on: Sunday 15 September 13 18:10 BST (UK) »
can anyone work out what this says?  Is it Corporation something?
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Re: Help Reading an Occupation
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 15 September 13 18:14 BST (UK) »


Could the second word be Drainer ?

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Re: Help Reading an Occupation
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 15 September 13 18:18 BST (UK) »
Looks like Corporation to me but I can't make out the second word.

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Re: Help Reading an Occupation
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 15 September 13 18:18 BST (UK) »
First word could be Corporation ...........

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Re: Help Reading an Occupation
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 15 September 13 18:20 BST (UK) »


Quote from: Pels. on Sunday 15 September 13 18:14 BST (UK)

Could the second word be Drainer ?

Pels.

I should have said I agree the first word is Corporation.

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Re: Help Reading an Occupation
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 15 September 13 18:42 BST (UK) »
lol well Corporation seems right but I have no idea what a corporation drainer would be or do??  ;D

His daughter claimed he work for or as a solicitor type of thing (but that might just be flights of fancy!!)
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Re: Help Reading an Occupation
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 15 September 13 18:52 BST (UK) »
Dressmaker?
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Re: Help Reading an Occupation
« Reply #7 on: Sunday 15 September 13 19:13 BST (UK) »
Removing the cross lines leaves this

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Re: Help Reading an Occupation
« Reply #8 on: Sunday 15 September 13 19:16 BST (UK) »
Corporation Drummer? Ie salesman?? ''Drummer    Traveling salesman''
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