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What Did They Do in the 18th Century?

Match the occupations with the crafts.

______ Smith 

a. cuts cloth

______ Taylor  b. makes ale
______ Potter/Crocker  c. makes animal skins into leather
______ Sherman/Shearman d. makes wooden barrels
______ Butler/Bottler  e. makes arrows
______ Wright f. cuts stone
______ Cooper/Hooper  g. makes clay jars/bowls
______ Thatcher  h. makes bottles
______ Chandler  i. works with lead
______ Fletcher  j. grinds grain into flour
______ Sawyer  k. works with metals
______ Mason  l. sews clothes
______ Tanner/Barker  m. makes wheels and carts of wood
______ Plummer  n. roofs houses with straw
______ Cutler  o. makes candles
______ Miller  p. makes knives
______ Joiner/Joyner  q. cuts timber into board
______ Brewer  r. woodworker

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