What is this occupation, please?

[Gadget]

What is a Glove Winder?

Added - there are hose winders and cone winders but nowhere have I seen glove winder.

[Mike in Cumbria]

The top part of the first letter is faded, but I can see the curve of the G to the left of the downstroke. I can't see a letter H that looks like that.

This is where I see the H.

[Bookbox]

What is a Glove Winder?

Added - there are hose winders and cone winders but nowhere have I seen glove winder.

The extract I quoted above in reply #28 shows that winders were used in the glove industry, presumably for winding thread on bobbins etc.

[Bookbox]

This is where I see the H.

Fair enough, Mike. It's just that I can't see another H in these pages that looks like that.

[matthewj64]

There is a Glove Stitcher on page 11 of the same district - see attached

[matthewj64]

Codes have been pencilled next to many of the occupations - "Tob" for cigar makers; "B" for shoe/boot factory workers; "Hos M" or just "M" next to hosiery for those workers.

The one in question doesn't have a pencilled code, which probably discounts it as a hosiery worker.

I think it was meant to be Glove Stitcher or something else and the "Winder" is a typo.

M

[Gadget]

Have looked through various online interpretations/transcriptions of the occupation - the one source that I usually use has her as a '? winder' - so not much use there 

I see that the head of the household is a frame work knitter and above that the occupational/industrial  coder has written  ' Hose m' (assume manufacture)

added -think it might be best to say that she was a winder of thread onto a spool for use by a knitter (hand or machine) in the Leicester clothing industry 

[Polly007]

You guys are amazing!!  Thank you so much for all your help   

From my very amateur point of view, this is what I think. 

I can't see the first letter as an H because the others have a loop across, rather than a single line, to join the two vertical lines.

I can see that the first letter may be a C, with the dark downward stroke not being part of the first letter at all.

I can also see that the first letter may be a G, with the first part of it being faded.

So, I'm left with Cone or Glove Winder      I have to say that I'm leaning more towards Glove Winder on the appearance of the letters.  For now, I'll put "? (maybe Cone or Glove) Winder" on my tree   

I would still appreciate any more thoughts on this and I am very appreciative of your help   

[youngtug]

Coir winder