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4th Process / The men are not only responsible for the task of pulling,

1951
4th Process / The men are not only responsible for the task of pulling,
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but they also have to grade the wool into 12 categories as they work.

It is estimated that as many as 2,000 skins a day may have passed through their hands. (1951)

Dean Village Memories Added by Dean Village Memories Attributed to: David Le Sueur

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Location:
Dean Village Damside
Categories:
Fashion Places Work
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Dean Village Memories
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David Le Sueur on how did I manage to become a Legget? My Mother Helen was the Daughter of Robert Sommerville Legget 1888 – 1963, Wool Merchant and Part Owner of the Dean Village Tannery.

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