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Curious Crafts and Trades of the 1800s
Moderate difficulty suitable for most players
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Across
  • 1. Dealer in firewood or charcoal supply
  • 3. Shoer and caretaker of horses’ hooves
  • 4. One who spins flax into thread by hand
  • 6. Worker smoothing surfaces or polishing
  • 7. Professional pest controller of rodents
  • 8. Producer of horse-driving accessories
  • 10. Grinds grain into flour using wind or water
  • 12. Someone who gathers and sells rags
  • 14. Worker who removed fat from hides in tanning
  • 15. Sweeper of soot and ash in flues
Down
  • 2. A rare term for a small-scale builder or carpenter
  • 5. Gatherer and seller of bundled sticks for fuel
  • 9. Person lighting street lamps at dusk
  • 11. Travelling repairer of pots and pans
  • 13. Craftsman who trained and wove shrubs into fences
  • 16. Collector and disposer of dead animals
  • 17. Worker producing items just to make a living
  • 18. Writer or clerk before widespread printing
  • 19. Operator who colors fabric or yarn
  • 20. Maker of wooden barrels and casks

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