marble cutter

[JanGlaschu]

I have someone who was a marble cutter. Would this be someone who cut slabs, e.g. for gravestones in a mason's workshop? Or actually worked at a quarry cutting stone? I'd be grateful for any information, thanks.

[Foliot]

I do as well! He lived in Dunbars Close in Canongate, Edinburgh. I would be interested in any answers here as well. I think he cut marble for headstones or use in the building trade.

[thewideeyedowl]

Hi both...

While researching carpenters and joiners in my line, I chanced upon this useful book, The Panorama of Professions & Trades, or, Every man's book by Edward Hazan and others, published in January 1837: https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=bq5XAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA209&dq=marble+AND+mason&hl=en&sa=X&ei=eX6tVK3eNavD7ga_nIHwBg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=marble%20AND%20mason&f=false. It is an ebook free on Google Books and the link should take you to the chapter about masons. (Fingers crossed!)

I'm not sure whether 'marble cutter' is mentioned - read it and see, and then please report back because it is nicely obscure :ph34r:.

Owl