Monday 13 May 2013

Jobs of Yesteryear. (1) The Woodgummer

A happy-go-lucky 18th century band of wandering wooden gum-makers supplying barbers with something to put dead people's teeth in.  Still practised in certain parts of Birkenhead.

(See Wikipedia)
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3 comments:

  1. Messalina V Nerd17 May 2013 at 20:04

    I should like to be introduced to the gentleman in this photograph. I think he has very nice ears.

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  2. Messalina V Nerd17 May 2013 at 20:05

    (Well, some of them seem to be).

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  3. Bloke in picture17 May 2013 at 20:08

    Dear Pangolin,

    Please can I have my missing tooth back?

    Yours,

    The bloke in the photo

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