Pure Finding ??

[hellabobby 10]

OK, without Googling it can anyone tell me what Pure Finders do for a living?

[ronthenekred 10]

Dunno

 

......................

[shane39 10]

Is it summat to do with rummaging through human poo?

[taxman 12]

dog poo collecting to sell to tanners

[hellabobby 10]

I saw it in the book I have just read. The homeless in London in the 19th century used to collect dog poo for the people who used leather for shoes and bookbinding. They would make a fortune on some estates nowadays.

[RootsBooster 24]

dog poo collecting to sell to tanners

 

I saw it in the book I have just read. The homeless in London in the 19th century used to collect dog poo for the people who used leather for shoes and bookbinding. They would make a fortune on some estates nowadays.

 

What was the poo used for ?

[hellabobby 10]

pure finder - Wiktionary

 

 

en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pure_finder

 

02/07/2011 · Someone who collected dog faeces for sale to tanneries (which used it as a siccative for bookbinding leather). Undertaken by old women in Britain in the

Hope this helps..

[TaxiBaz 10]

Fair comment, wiki not google