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Woodhoop Shaver

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dee

dee Report 11 Oct 2004 20:53

Does any body know what a wood hoop shaver did and how much they got paid during the 1800s i have tried looking it up but have not found the answer . Thank you

Unknown

Unknown Report 11 Oct 2004 22:21

I found this on Old Occupations: Hooper Made hoops for casks and barrels Perhaps your relative shaved the hoops for him?!

dee

dee Report 11 Oct 2004 22:37

Thank you helen .

Nettie

Nettie Report 14 Oct 2004 16:56

I HAVE RECENTLY BEEN RESEARCHING AGRICULTURAL LABOUR AND THIS MENTIONED 'WOOD HOP SHAVING'. IT WOULD SEEM THAT THIS WAS LITERALLY SHAVING THE BRANCHES OF HOPS IN THE FIELDS AND THIS WAS OFTEN DONE BY CHILDREN AND WORKHOUSE PEOPLE! IT GAVE AN EXAMPLE OF A GIRL AGED 12 YEARS OLD WORKING DAYLIGHT HOURS AND RECEIVING 6d-1s PER HUNDRED POLES SHAVED!!!!!!!!!! I BELIEVE IT WAS A SITE ON WORKHOUSES BUT I CANNOTT REMEMBER THE WWW. BUT I HOPE THAT HELPS !

dee

dee Report 14 Oct 2004 17:03

Wow thank you for finding that out i am never any good at looking things up i seem to look in all the wrong places. diana