Shaping the World: Conversations on Democracy
Lesson Plans and Supporting Material

Section II
The Marquis de Lafayette, Fighting for American Independence


What These Mechanics Did for a Living

Job

Type of work 

Do These Jobs Exist Today?
If not what has replaced them.
Farrier    
Cooper    
Wheelwright    
Slatelayer    
Sawyer    
Turner    
Cobbler    
Joiner    
Cordwainer    
Chandler    
Potter    
Pewterer    
Whitesmith    
Saddlemaker    
Peruke Maker    
Potash Maker    
Plasterer    
Tinker    

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