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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:

  1. Anonymous8:44 AM

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

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  2. Anonymous8:45 AM

    Yes, there were woman coopers in the colonies.

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  3. Anonymous8:47 AM

    A apprentice serves for 6 or 7 years.

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  4. Anonymous8:48 AM

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

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  5. Anonymous8:48 AM

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

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  6. Anonymous8:50 AM

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

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  7. Anonymous8:50 AM

    Yes, there were women coopers in the colonies.

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  8. Anonymous8:50 AM

    The apprentice usually serve to 6to7
    years.


    no,there was no women coopers.

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  9. Anonymous8:50 AM

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

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  10. Anonymous8:52 AM

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

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  11. Anonymous8:53 AM

    no y mujeres

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  12. Anonymous8:54 AM

    yes there are woman

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  13. Anonymous8:54 AM

    usually apprentices work up to 6-7
    years.


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

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  14. Anonymous8:56 AM

    I THINK AN APPRENTEST USUALLY SERVE 5 OR MORE YEARS.

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  15. Anonymous8:58 AM

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

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  16. Anonymous8:58 AM

    YES THER WERE WOMAN COOPERS IN THE COLONIES.

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  17. Anonymous8:59 AM

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

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  18. Anonymous9:01 AM

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

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  19. Anonymous9:02 AM

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

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  20. Anonymous9:46 AM

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

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  21. Anonymous9:48 AM

    An apprentice serves for ten years.

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  22. Anonymous9:49 AM

    An apprentice serves for ten years.

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

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  24. Anonymous9:51 AM

    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.

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  25. Anonymous9:52 AM

    Apprentice usually serves for ten years.


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

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  26. Anonymous9:53 AM

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

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  27. Anonymous9:58 AM

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

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  28. Anonymous9:59 AM

    An apprentice usually serves to be
    6 or 7



    Women usually didn't work as a cooper

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  29. Anonymous10:03 AM

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

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  30. Anonymous10:06 AM

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

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  31. Anonymous10:07 AM

    that was cool!I for got her name but I think she is great and plus she tells really good details
    shes cool.

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  32. Anonymous10:08 AM

    that was cool!I for got her name but I think she is great and plus she tells really good details
    shes cool.

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  33. Anonymous10:10 AM

    A apprentice usually works ten years.


    yes,there were.

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  34. Anonymous12:30 PM

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

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  35. Anonymous12:30 PM

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

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  36. Anonymous12:32 PM

    1.I think that the apprentice works ten years.

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

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  37. Anonymous12:32 PM

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


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

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  38. Anonymous12:33 PM

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

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  39. Anonymous12:34 PM

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


    2.Women were coopers in the colonial times.

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  40. Anonymous12:34 PM

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

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  41. Anonymous12:37 PM

    1.I think a apprentice works for 10 years.



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

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  42. Anonymous12:39 PM

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

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  43. Anonymous12:40 PM

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

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  44. Anonymous12:46 PM

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

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  45. Anonymous12:49 PM

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

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  46. Anonymous12:50 PM

    1.Apprentices usually serve ten
    years at a time.


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

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  47. Anonymous12:50 PM

    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.

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  48. Anonymous12:50 PM

    1.Apprentices usually serve ten
    years at a time.


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

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  49. Anonymous12:54 PM

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

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