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If you have glove makers etc., in your tree

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Sue

Sue Report 6 Sep 2008 13:07

Please look at this link which gives a fantastic amount of detail.

http://www.tintinhull-localhistory.org.uk/html/history%20of%20gloving.html

Sue

Cheshiremaid

Cheshiremaid Report 6 Sep 2008 15:00

Many thanks for the link Sue...that is brilliant.

My dad was a glove cutter and although in full time employment (poor pay) he supplemented his income by also taking work in at home.

I have memories of parcels of skins arriving at home and dad would spend hours in the evenings stretching the leather over the side of the table until the leather was supple enough to start cutting the gloves!!

Happy memories!!

Linda