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Eccentric Trades of Bygone Eras
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  • 1. Art and profession of assembling casks and barrels, essential for aged spirits
  • 2. Originally purveyor of wax and tallow, now archaic for a candle maker
  • 4. Maker of metal fasteners, predating industrial mass production—a nail artisan
  • 5. Meticulous scribe or copyist who ensured legal and literary texts were immaculate
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  • 3. Specialist in crafting a vital component for archery, often overlooked artisanship
  • 6. Medieval doorkeeper responsible for hospitality and guarding entrances in a manor
  • 7. Operator of a flat-bottomed ferry boat, crucial for river crossings before bridges
  • 8. Crafts intricate threads into delicate patterns, historically a painstaking artisanal trade

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