hafengiesser

English translation: pewterer

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German term or phrase:hafengiesser
English translation:pewterer
Entered by: sinolig

13:22 May 29, 2013
German to English translations [PRO]
History / Switzerland in the early 17th century
German term or phrase: hafengiesser
i.e. a 'caster of pots', but is there a better term than that?
sinolig
Switzerland
Local time: 06:44
pewterer
Explanation:
As this is the time of pewter, it's probably this occupation you are looking for. You can cast pewter too, or parts of pewter pieces.

'Hafen' according to Duden in its older meaning, would mean anything you can store something in (hence the meaning of harbour).
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Kirsten Bodart
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:44
Grading comment
I used this but I'm not 100% happy with this as it is more specific than the German.
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Summary of answers provided
3Caster
Peter Nutting
3pewterer
Kirsten Bodart
2potmaker
Wendy Streitparth


Discussion entries: 3





  

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Caster


Explanation:
This might work:
http://www.thepotteries.org/jobs/caster.htm

Peter Nutting
United States
Local time: 01:44
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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pewterer


Explanation:
As this is the time of pewter, it's probably this occupation you are looking for. You can cast pewter too, or parts of pewter pieces.

'Hafen' according to Duden in its older meaning, would mean anything you can store something in (hence the meaning of harbour).


    Reference: http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definitions/PEWTER...
Kirsten Bodart
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:44
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 2
Grading comment
I used this but I'm not 100% happy with this as it is more specific than the German.

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neutral  Cilian O'Tuama: Isn't it a nice warm feeling to have helped an appreciative asker? :-)
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potmaker


Explanation:
waggoner, huckster,
pipemaker, potmaker, skinner, bucklemaker, dishturner, excise officer,
schoolmaster and dancing master in Barwick
http://www.localpopulationstudies.org.uk/PDF/LPS71/LPS71.pdf
(Mitte des 18. Jahrhunderts)

Dieser Link funktioniert vielleicht nicht.
http://www.historictownsatlas.org.uk/sites/historictownsatla...
Es heißt aber:
William Meare, potmaker, was enrolled as a burgess; two potmakers are mentioned in 1641.
http://www.historictownsatlas.org.uk/sites/historictownsatla...

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Note added at 3 hrs (2013-05-29 16:40:44 GMT)
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http://www.worldthroughthelens.com/family-history/old-occupa...

Brightsmith: a person who works with bright metals such as copper, tin or brass

Likewise Tinner/Tinman/tinsmith, Greensmith

http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=60077&st...
A Survey of London, by John Stow: Reprinted from the text of 1603
Potmaker for the Mint

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Note added at 3 hrs (2013-05-29 16:42:06 GMT)
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At that time I'm pretty sure a potmaker wasn't someone working with clay.

Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Local time: 06:44
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 44
Notes to answerer
Asker: I'm not sure. A 'Hafengiesser' casts pots out of metal. A potter makes pots out of clay. A 'potmaker', hmm - the word doesn't appear in any dictionary that I have access to.

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