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Historical directory term
Braziers
Trade
Blue-collar / skilled or industrial
High manual labour
Rare / obsolete title
What did this occupation involve?
Metalworkers who made or repaired brass and copper goods, often using brazing and sheet-metal techniques.
Historical wording: Housetory describes occupations according to the period and evidence available. Gender is retained where it is historically meaningful to a title or role; otherwise it is not assumed.
Modern equivalent / closest comparison
Sheet-metal worker / brass or copper fabricator
How Housetory classifies this entry
These classifications are present-day aids to help readers understand the character of the work. They sit alongside, rather than replace, the historical wording used in Sands and other sources.
Entry typeTrade
Modern work classBlue-collar / skilled or industrial
Manual labourHigh
Typical work settingWorkshop / skilled manual
Housetory connections
As Sands observations are linked to the canonical Trades & Professions registry, this area can show the people, houses, streets and directory years where this occupation appears in Housetory.
Planned linkage
House → resident → Sands evidence → occupation → other people and places