What was a tailor journeyman

Apologies My apologies. It's my dysl My misunderstanding Looked at my certs againand found that on his marriage cert he was a journeyman tailor and on his wife's death he was a master tailor. Marie C.. Yes, usually. A journeyman had served an apprenticeship or training and when he was more experienced and working for himself he became a master tailor or whatever.

Page 1 of 2 1 2 Last Jump to page:. Husbandmen, Yeoman, etc. Labourers Licensed Victuallers, Innkeepers, etc. New York, Oct. The writer, fortunately, belongs to that class that is generally favored with constant employment, and in consequence he is bound to obey the injunctions of his employers, and to render to them sufficient duties in office, that they may be satisfied that they are not paying him for services not performed.

And on the other hand, the duties of your humble servant are such that much of his time beyond the regular ten hours per diem has to be devoted to the furtherance of the interests of his employers, and moreover, from the rapid strides of progress and improvement which are every day taking place in the art of Coach-making, some little time must be spent in his own culture, in order that he may keep pace with the present age of progress.

Therefore he has no time to devote to controversies, and furthermore, his chances of obtaining an education sufficient to enable him to enter into any controversy have ever been too limited; but in all his pen and ink sketches he will endeavor to use as pure English as possible, and will spare no pains to make all his problems as lucid as possible, in order that those, who may have labored under the same disadvantages that he has, may be able to understand his exact meaning. My esteemed and good friend, the Editor, fails to agree with me, and requests by particular favor to hear from me again on the subject.

In compliance with the request I now embrace the few moments that are lying about loose to continue and conclude all that I have to say on the subject. But all this in no way tends towards telling us why the term journeyman was first applied to the mechanics.

Farm laborers, clerks, drivers, etc. Their labor is done in the day; then why not employ the same term in speaking of them? As mentioned in the preceding article, it was the custom in all European countries for the young mechanic, after he had completed his apprenticeship, to spend a certain number of years in traveling in other or foreign parts.

The terms applied in the different countries to these persons are about as follows. In England, on his first round, he is called a journeyman, or young tramp, or tramp, or stager, from the fact of his having to move so far in each day. He has the privilege of making two or three stages or journeys in a day, and receives a competence from each one.

If he obtains or takes employment, he is considered as being done for the present with journeying or tramping, and is called a smith, tailor, etc. In France the custom was the same, but has of late years been dying out. The terms applied there are, when traveling, ouvrier voyageur : a traveling workman or a young mechanic on his tour of learning or perfecting himself in his trade.

When in employment, he is called compagnonnage forgeron smith , or if a carriage-maker or wheeler, compagnonnage charron.

In German countries, he is first called ein Handwerksbursch auf Reise : a young Handwerker on his travels, or a young mechanic traveling to finish his trade. When spoken of by those at home, it is said, er reist in der Fremde: he is traveling among stranger, or is journeying to finish his trade.

While he is in employment he is called Geselle : companion, or smith companion, or body-maker companion, etc. After he is done with traveling, and is about or contemplates establishing himself in business, he is called ein reisender Geselle , and reisender Arbeiter : traveled companion, or learned companion, or traveled workman, or learned workman, smith, etc. Believing that I have quoted enough to make myself directly understood, I will now conclude the subject by saying that I believe, from what has been set forth, that the term journeyman was first applied to mechanics because of their having to travel or journey after having finished their apprenticeship.

What the modern meaning of the term may be is no concern of mine, nor do I question Messrs. Then, if both are right, why should the subject be continued any longer, when it will more materially enhance the value of the Magazine, and increase the knowledge of the craft, to devote valuable space to direct practical articles.

It also helps to keep the hands clean while handling burnt wires and appliances. If an electrician wears rubber boots they will drastically lower their risk of receiving an injury from shocks due to electric current created by static electricity.

Gloves for electricians and electrical work must be close fitting and have excellent grip in order to handle the many tasks requiring fine motor skills, such as wiring electrical boxes, conduit and junction boxes. Dexterity and flexibility is essential for handling small wires and cables. What was a journeyman tailor?

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