Colonial occupations

Colonial Occupations

Group members:Jakob B

Gideon A

Pearl S

Deva L

Keren K

Devorah C

Ezra C

Alex L

Dahlia A

Isaac B

Blacksmith The blacksmith worked with iron and steel

He had to be an apprentice for many years.

He bent metal into many different shapes.

Silversmith

The silversmith melts and molds metal into shapes for colonists to use.The silversmith often made designs in the metal.He would usually own his own shop.

Tailor

The tailor made hats, dresses and shirts

The tailor needed to know how to sew and make cool patterns

Chandler

The chandler was the colonial candle maker.

There were two types of chandlers, tallow chandlers that used animal fat and wax chandlers.

Carpenter

The carpenter made anything out of wood but rarely made designs.

They built houses and roofs for people's homes.

CooperA cooper is a barrel maker

The cooper's family owned a business and passed the business down in his family

Barrel makers use cool tools

GunsmithThe gunsmith had similar

skills to other smiths.Colonists used guns for

hunting.

Wig maker

The wig maker used animal grease and hair nets to make the wigs.

A famous wig hairstyle was called a lovelock which was a side ponytail with a curl.