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Opticians in 19thC London
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Kevin | Report | 20 May 2006 11:54 |
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My great-grandfather John Royal Clark was an optician in the Islington/Clerkenwell area of London. There presumably weren't many opticians around then, but nevertheless he lived in a very poor part of Islington. Is there a guild or a trade register where I might find something about him or how opticians plied their trade in those days? |
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Paul Barton, Special Agent | Report | 20 May 2006 11:59 |
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Should have gone to SpecSavers! You could try the Institute of Opthalmic Opticians. |
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Irene | Report | 21 May 2006 22:48 |
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I am not sure but he would have served an apprenticeship and apprenticeship records are kept at Kew. Good luck Irene |
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