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188852 Anthony Seo <tonyseo@p...> 2009‑02‑25 Re: Re: Toledo and Charles Taylor Chisels
At 09:42 AM 2/25/2009, jem1098@p... wrote:

>Checking records of the Old Bailey finds numerous Charles Taylor's 
>appeared in the court. The only trades I could find in my quick 
>search were shoemaker, builder, candy seller, baker and pawnbroker, although
>on 21 Feb 1828 one Charles Taylor did steal a piece of mahogany, a 
>plane, oilstone, chisel, gauge, hammer, pair of saw handles - and at 
>the time he was working for a cabinetmaker.

Charles Taylor was an edge tool maker working at 47 Eyre Lane in 
Sheffield.  His known working dates are 1905 to 1911 based on the 
trade directories of the era

Tony

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