Dying Occupations

DYING

OCCUPATIONS

Fisherman: A fisherman is someone who captures

fish for profit or pleasure.

Discharger: Was the link between fishermen and

the factories. Carry the fish from the boats to the

factories.

Varina: Early morning preached the fish bought at

auction and roamed the city, selling fish door to

door, with her “canastra”.

Caulker – responsible for sealing the spaces between the boards of the ships with cotton to prevent water from leaking.

Orange Sweet vendors: Orange Sweet was a

typical sweet sold through the streets of Setúbal.

The sharpener wandered the streets with a harmonica advertising his services to customers. His work tool consisted in a large bicycle wheel rim, driven by a pedal, which was turning the belt and this, in turn, was to turn the stone. Thus it gave the nuisance of knives, scissors and other sharp objects.

Paperboy: This profession was started in Portugal

in 1864, with the creation of the journal “Diário de

Notícias”, under the British influence.

Shoeblack: the man responsible for polishing and cleaning shoes.

Shoemaker: repair , manufactures and do several

works in the footwear area.

Currently they work with many other accessories like

handbags, wallets, belts, etc.

Bird Seller :Vicente Inácio Martins was a child when he started selling birds. The young birds salesman is now depicted on a wall about 20 meters high, three-dimensional work with the signing of Odeith.

Washerwoman: In the beginning of the century, it

was very common…

…saw washerwomen, who come from Lisbon to seek

and bring clothes to customers;

… is the woman who washes her clothes or other

people's clothes.

… usually in tanks, rivers or in washing place.

Potter: person who makes pots, bowls, plates, etc.

The raw material used in pottery is red clay.

Winemakers: Is a professional responsible for

production and all aspects of wine.

Farmer: a person who cultivates land or crops

or raises animals.

DYING

OCCUPATIONS