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<b> Did they sell soot in the 1800 and if so why?<
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Margaret | Report | 9 Jul 2007 13:37 |
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I can still remember, as a child, seeing an older relative 'stick his toothbrush up the chimney'. At the time, I thought he must have been a bit mad. I've since discovered that people used soot to clean their teeth. They would have to rinse well afterwards though. M. Steer. |
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An Olde Crone | Report | 9 Jul 2007 01:33 |
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Soot is carbon, so anything which requires carbon can use soot. It was also used as a dye, I believe, as well as a toothpaste, and as one of the main ingredients of 'black lead' polish. OC |
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Battenburg | Report | 9 Jul 2007 01:03 |
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Google soot and read Wikipedia. It says soot is used in ink and paint and today is used in laser printers and other uses.. Margaret |
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♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥ | Report | 8 Jul 2007 20:53 |
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Hi Lesley, Well its true then you learn something new every day, never heard of soot being used in that way either. Thanks for telling me!! Betty |
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Lesley | Report | 8 Jul 2007 20:48 |
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Hello Betty, I don't know what they sold soot for in the 1800,s but my father was a chimney sweep in the 1950's and he use to sell his soot to a Market Gardener who used to plough it in his land! I assume it was used maybe to put some sort of nutrient in the soil. Lesley |
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♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥ | Report | 8 Jul 2007 20:31 |
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Hi again Jane, I didn't know they made polish from soot, I just wondered if anything could be made from soot but didn't think so, very strange eh. Thank you!! Betty |
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Jane Gateshead Girl | Report | 8 Jul 2007 20:26 |
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Betty - found this under old occupations: Blacking Maker - Made boot polish (usually using soot) so maybe your ancestors sold the soot to the people who made the boot polish Jane |
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♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥ | Report | 8 Jul 2007 20:16 |
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I have chimney sweeps in my family in 1861 and 1871 census but some of them are just called soot merchands, did they really sell soot? and if so what for. Betty |
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