While most women toiled in the household, many also worked in the trades to support their families. They were skilled laborers and business owners. Here a leatherworker is cutting a hide for leather goods; shoes, belts, drum carriages, cartridge boxes, scabbards and a host of other goods would come from a leather shop for military and civilian use alike.
While most women toiled in the household, many also worked in the trades to support their families. They were skilled laborers and business owners. Here a leatherworker is cutting a hide for leather goods; shoes, belts, drum carriages, cartridge boxes, scabbards and a host of other goods would come from a leather shop for military and civilian use alike.