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Silk Glove Hand

Postby bobfl » Sat Mar 20, 2010 8:17 am

Does anyone know what a "Silk Glove Hand" is. As it is from Nottingham it could be related to the lace industry?
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Re: Silk Glove Hand

Postby Jimmy » Sat Mar 20, 2010 8:56 am

I would think it to do with the making of Silk gloves,

Silk Drawer. Drew silk from silk waste for spinning.
Silk Dresser. Prepared the silk for weaving.
Silk Engine Turner. Worked on automatic silk weaving looms.
Silk Mercer. Silk merchant
Silk Piecer. Joined the broken threads in the silk spinning mill.s
Silk Staff Man. Probably a worker more on a permanant rather than itinerary position.
Silk Steward. Manager of a silk weaving/spinning/winding and cleaning room.
Silk Thrower/Throwster. Employed in the silk weaving industry, twisting silk into yarn.
Silk Twister. Silk Spinner (from the raw).
Silk Winder. Wound the silk from the silkworm cocoons onto bobbins.
Silker. Bound the ends of the silk fabric to prevent fraying.
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Re: Silk Glove Hand

Postby Maths girl » Sat Mar 20, 2010 10:23 am

would it be the equivalent of a last that the cobblers used to form bestoke shoes for the rich?
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Re: Silk Glove Hand

Postby bobfl » Sat Mar 20, 2010 11:04 am

This is something that speculation won't help. In my case the occupation came up on a marriage certificate of my Great Grandfather who describe his father as a "Silk Glove Hand" on his 2nd marriage he said he was a Silversmith. In actual fact he was a machine knitter in the lace mills. In this and other areas he exaggerated so we are looking for a profession that's above shop floor.

I come from Hinckley where the hosiery industry prevailed. One of the highest paid jobs there was those people who paired silk stockings. They wore gloves. I am thinking more that it may be in this line of work in the lace mills of Nottingham.
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Re: Silk Glove Hand

Postby Maths girl » Sat Mar 20, 2010 11:34 am

Have you tried asking at the museum of lace in Nottingham?

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http://www.letsgothere.co.uk/lgtnet/att ... 296-0.aspx
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Re: Silk Glove Hand

Postby bobfl » Sat Mar 20, 2010 12:51 pm

Maths girl wrote:Have you tried asking at the museum of lace in Nottingham?

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http://www.letsgothere.co.uk/lgtnet/att ... 296-0.aspx

I've been trying to phone them withing the last few hours. The call just disconnects without dialing out. There is a note on the BBC to say the musium is closing in April but does not say which april I may have picked up an old feed.
IMy next approach is the Lace Musium, Calais, France. They have a strong connection with Nottingham and their first loom was smuggled from Nottingham.
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Re: Silk Glove Hand

Postby Carol » Sat Mar 20, 2010 7:28 pm

I remember watching a program about kid gloves inside wallnut shells that Neil (from Coast) was talking about. They were presented to ladies as an invitation to attend ballroom dances. Made from very fine kid leather, even from unborn kids (goat variety!)(yuk!) Sorry wandering off the subject as not exactly silk but just reminded me.
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