Thursday, November 01, 2007

Colonial Trade- Cooper

Listen to this link, making barrels, from Colonial Williamsburg and then answer the questions in the comments.

Question 1. How long does an apprentice usually serve?
Question 2. Were there women coopers in the colonies?

Transcript of the podcast can be read here.

49 comments:

Anonymous said...

An apprentice usually serves 6 and a half to 7 years.

Anonymous said...

Yes, there were woman coopers in the colonies.

Anonymous said...

A apprentice serves for 6 or 7 years.

Anonymous said...

They served for ten years.
Yes,there was women as a cooper.

Anonymous said...

An apprentice usually works for 6 and a half to 7 years.

Anonymous said...

an apprentice usually serves for 6 and a half to 7 years.

Anonymous said...

Yes, there were women coopers in the colonies.

Anonymous said...

The apprentice usually serve to 6to7
years.


no,there was no women coopers.

Anonymous said...

A APPRENTICE ONLY WORKS FOR TWELVE HOURS A DAY. THERE WERE A LOT OF WOMEN THERE BECAUSE THE GIRL HAVE TO HELP THEM WORK.

Anonymous said...

A apprentice serves about 6 or 7 years.2. Yes there were women that were coopers.

Anonymous said...

no y mujeres

Anonymous said...

yes there are woman

Anonymous said...

usually apprentices work up to 6-7
years.


Yes, there were some women coopers
since they could have been apprentice
of other coopers.

Anonymous said...

I THINK AN APPRENTEST USUALLY SERVE 5 OR MORE YEARS.

Anonymous said...

An appremntice usually serves in about 6/1/2 minutes. Yes ther was some women but not much.

Anonymous said...

YES THER WERE WOMAN COOPERS IN THE COLONIES.

Anonymous said...

The apprentice usually worked 10 years.
Yes, there were women coopers in the colonies.

Anonymous said...

A apprentice usually serves for 6 1/2to7 years.
Yes, occasionally but not all the time did the women serve as a cooper.

Anonymous said...

The apprentice has to work or serves unilt they are 21 years old.Yes,there were women were coopers in the colonies.

Anonymous said...

The apprentice serves for 10 to 11 years.Yes the women coopers were in the colonies.

Anonymous said...

An apprentice serves for ten years.

Anonymous said...

An apprentice serves for ten years.

Dillion said...

Usually 7 1/2 years to 8 years.Yes there were women coopers in the colonies.

Anonymous said...

An apperentice workes for 10 years and is trained to do things like,make candles, rope and other stuff you have to make by hand.
there was women coopers they also made rope and other stuff made by handtoo.

Anonymous said...

Apprentice usually serves for ten years.


Yes,there were only a few women they sewed,cooked and made the clothes.

Anonymous said...

yes there were women coppers
in the colonies, who wouldn't
be breadbasket makers.

Anonymous said...

well......... one a apprentice about how ever long that they say. yes, there was woman coppers back then.

Anonymous said...

An apprentice usually serves to be
6 or 7



Women usually didn't work as a cooper

Anonymous said...

Apprentice usually serve ten year.
Yes there were women coopers.

Anonymous said...

Apprentices usually serve up to 10
years.yes there were women coopers.

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Anonymous said...

A apprentice usually works ten years.


yes,there were.

Anonymous said...

Apprentice work aboat 8 years.
Yes, there were women coopers in the colonies.

Anonymous said...

usually 6 and a half 7 years yes there women coopers in the colonies.

Anonymous said...

1.I think that the apprentice works ten years.

2.I think that there are a little women coopers in the colonies.

Anonymous said...

1. An apprentice usually serves about
six or seven years.


2. Yes,there was women cooper in the colonies.

Anonymous said...

An apprentice usually works six in a half to seven years,and no there were not women who wood worked in colonies .

Anonymous said...

1.Apprentices usually served for 6 1/2-7 years.


2.Women were coopers in the colonial times.

Anonymous said...

A apprentice is aboat 10 year.
yes there were women cooper in the colonies.

Anonymous said...

1.I think a apprentice works for 10 years.



2.there was a little of women coopers in the colonies.

Anonymous said...

A apprentice usually serve 10 years
2 the candles and make food.

Anonymous said...

1. A apprentice usually served for 9 to 10 years. 2. yes there were women coopers.

Anonymous said...

A apprentice works for 10 years.
The women does candles and food

Anonymous said...

a apprentice usually serve to six and a half to seven years. no there were no womens coopers in the colonies.

Anonymous said...

1.Apprentices usually serve ten
years at a time.


2. Yes,women can be coopers (a person who makes barrels).

Anonymous said...

1. There were sixth in a half to seven year for a apprentice usually to serve. 2. There were no women coopers in the colonies.

Anonymous said...

1.Apprentices usually serve ten
years at a time.


2. Yes,women can be coopers (a person who makes barrels).

Anonymous said...

apprentice usually served six and a half to seven years. no there were no women coopers in the colonies.