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Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham - any apprenticeship
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AnnCardiff | Report | 16 Mar 2009 22:10 |
I just googled for it - Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham, 1800's |
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Allison | Report | 16 Mar 2009 21:21 |
Thanks - I'll email Sian too. |
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Allison | Report | 16 Mar 2009 21:19 |
Goodness! Thanks so much Ann (assuming that's your name) - great background info. I've just found the Museum in the Jewellery Quarter so I'm going to email them direct. It would be really helpful to know where you got this info. |
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AnnCardiff | Report | 16 Mar 2009 21:17 |
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AnnCardiff | Report | 16 Mar 2009 21:14 |
By the mid-1800s, the jewellery trade was considered the most lucrative in the city with jewellers being some of the best paid workers in the city. There were also more people employed in the trade than any other in the city.[5] Boys were given apprenticeships at the age of 14 and earned four shillings on average. This would increase annually until they were 21 where would work from 8am till 7pm. Although, it was common for jewellers to work overtime. Apprentices generally did not require any qualifications but style became a study within the industry and one jeweller's firm required all apprentices to attend the Birmingham School of Art.[5] Families generally were not employed in the trade due to the cleanliness and careful manipulations needed in the crafting of certain pieces. Most families earned income as a result of the trade by producing leather or paper boxes which were used extensively by jewellers to protect finishes articles.[5] |
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Allison | Report | 16 Mar 2009 20:44 |
Hi |