Trades and Professions

book of trades

The Work of the Type Founder

book of trades

The Work of the Type Founder

A look at Regency Fonts and Font making

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The Regency Engraver

Behind the scenes at an Engraver's shop

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The Ladies' Dressmaker

From The Book of Trades, London, 1804

Jane Austen

The Regency Dentist

...including a first hand account by Jane Austen

biscuits

The Baker

I suppose, you will be going to Streatham, to see quiet Mr. Hill and eat very bad baker's bread. Jane Austen to Cassandra, November 3, 1813

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The Straw Hat Maker

The labourers behind High Fashion

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The Shipwright: Building the Fleet

Jane Austen visited the Southampton shipyard with her nephews to view the new 74 gun frigate. What did they see?

Europe

The Jeweller

"What pin-money, what jewels, what carriages you will have!"

Jacob Johnson

The Type-Founder

In an age of literacy, the type-founder held one of the most important jobs in publishing.

Mail Coach

The Mail Guard

A look at the Regency Postal System and the men who kept it running.

England

The Mariner

From "The Book of Trades, or Library of Useful Arts"

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The Life of a Seamstress

What kind of hours went into creating fabulous Regency gowns?

Captain Benwick

The Carpenter

From "The Book of Trades, or Library of Useful Arts" published by Jacob Johnson, in 1807.