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Historical directory term
Oil and Colourmen
Commercial / service occupation
White-collar / commercial
Low manual labour
Rare / obsolete title
What did this occupation involve?
Oil and Colourmen sold paints, pigments, oils, varnishes and related decorating or finishing materials.
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
Paint and decorating-supplies merchant
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 typeCommercial / service occupation
Modern work classWhite-collar / commercial
Manual labourLow
Typical work settingCommercial / customer-facing
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