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From: "Bob Cunning" <>
Subject: Re: [LON] French Polisher
Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2007 00:40:01 +1000
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Hello Carolyn. From "A List of 1891 London Census Occupations"

" French Polisher polished quality wooden furniture using French polish, wax
or special lacquer"

The term was still used in Australia to the 1950's that I remember.

Cheers, Bob in Melbourne




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From: "Carolyn" <>
To: "London research" <>
Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2007 12:09 AM
Subject: [LON] French Polisher


> Hello,
>
> I wonder if someone can tell me what a French Polisher was?
>
> Also if St Marks Old Street,Tower Hamlets Shoreditch
> would have been an area where the Huguenots lived. (1851)
>
> my thanks
>
> Carolyn
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