Occupation 1871

[suttontrust]

This is the occupation of James Reckitt, the founder of the firm that would become Reckitt Benckiser, in 1871.  i can read "starch, blue & ...... manufacturer" but what's the other word?  It begins with a B and is probably another laundry item.

[sugarbakers]

black lead

Reads ... Starch, Blue,+ Blk Lead Manufacturer

[Ladyhawk]

Bleach

[Treetotal]

I see bleach too, tried post but got a red warning.
Carol

[youngtug]

Mmm; https://www.referenceforbusiness.com/history2/21/Reckitt-Benckiser-plc.html

[suttontrust]

Between bleach and black lead - hmm, not sure.  I'm favouring Blk lead.
Thanks for the link, youngtub, but Reckitt and his company are very well known here in Hull.  I'm putting a post on our Charterhouse Facebook page tomorrow because we have a connection with him.  Here's the graphic I made for it showing the house in the census.

[sugarbakers]

It reads BlkLead ...

not Bleach because ...

... there are letters between the B and the L
... the c is the first part of the d, the upright of the d is faint and curls up towards the top of the L
... the h is the start of the M in Manufacturer

[youngtug]

Between bleach and black lead - hmm, not sure.  I'm favouring Blk lead.
Thanks for the link, youngtub, but Reckitt and his company are very well known here in Hull.  I'm putting a post on our Charterhouse Facebook page tomorrow because we have a connection with him.  Here's the graphic I made for it showing the house in the census.

I posted the link because of this;

Washing blue and blacklead for polishing grates were both added in the 1850s, and synthetic ultramarine for bluing was added in 1883.

[suttontrust]

Ah yes, I should have read that.  Many thanks.