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Record 1 2002-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Quarries
  • Ashlar and Building Stone (Quarrying)
CONT

Within the shanty, the slate splitter awaited the stock he would ultimately transform into astoundingly uniform slabs approximately three-sixteenth inches (3/16") in thickness. Perched on a low stool, the splitter was armed with a wooden mallet with iron rings at both ends and two or three thin flat iron chisels about three inches (3") wide at the wide end.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Carrières
  • Pierres de taille et moellons (Carrières)
OBS

Ouvrier spécialisé qui, travaillant au jour, transforme les bandes de schiste en répartons.

Spanish

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