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Life As A Colonial Harness Maker

Published on Nov 25, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

LIFE AS A HARNESS MAKER

Photo by Amadeu Sanz

TRAINING

  • 8,000 hours
  • Skilled with:
  • A blade
  • Patterns
  • A sewing needle
Photo by harold.lloyd

KNIVES OF THE TRADE

  • Three different kinds
  • Saw or other large blade
  • Half moon blade
  • Hand held blade

PATTERNS

  • Unique design
  • Adding leather
  • Using different color string
  • Adding metal
  • Kept it a secret

DAILY LIFE

  • Woke up very early
  • Prepare the workplace
  • Work was limited
  • Work on saddles late into the night

HARNESS MAKER TODAY

  • Job hasn't changed a lot
  • Saddles are expensive
  • Not as many harnesses
Photo by robnguyen01

WORKPLACE

  • Shed or shop
  • Small building
  • Walls lined with tools
  • Lots of sharp objects
Photo by vanhookc

SOCIAL STATUS

  • Made a good living
  • High middle class
  • Fell high for manual labor
  • Well known

QUICK FACTS

  • Also called a saddler
  • Make other animal saddles
  • Help the economy

THANK YOU

ANY QUESTIONS?
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