Occupation: Shoe clicker

[Ken_from_Wisbech]

Hi all.

Anyone tell me what a shoe clicker was.  Seems that my Gt. GF was one at one time, though one census has him down as a shoemaker, as was my GFather.

Ken

[JAP]

From 'Old Trades, Jobs and Professions' at:
http://www.countrylovers.co.uk/craf/oldcraft.htm

"BOOT / SHOE CLICKER This was one of the skilled and best paid jobs in the shoe industry. A clicker CUT out the leather for the different parts that made up the shoe and the term comes from the sound made when carrying out the job."

JAP

[Ken_from_Wisbech]

Many thanks for the info, JAP.

I just found out the same from another site after placing the name in Google.

Ken.