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The following paragraphs indicate the workshops, workplaces,
and factories on the registers, and show the large variety of
manufacturing processes which are carried on in Finsbury.
Workshops and Workplaces.—Clocks and watches, 135;
jewellery, 109; tailoring and clothing, 84; cabinet and furniture
making and polishing, 74; engraving, embossing and chasing,
56; leather, leather goods and trunks, 55; furriers and skin
dressers, 54; stabling, 52; provisions, bacon, grocery and food
preparation, 46; forwarding goods, 46; building trades, 41; gold
and silver workers and refiners, 40; boots and shoes, 38; mantles
and costumes, 37; fancy goods and toys, 36; hats and caps, 36;
cycles and motors, 32; drugs, chemicals, perfumery, and sundries,
32; underclothing, shirts, skirts, blouses and aprons, 31; picture
frames, mouldings, and mounts, 30; millinery, 29; feather work,
28; iron and metal work, 27; marine store, rag, and paper waste,
24; firewood and coal dealers, 23; glasswork and glassware, 23;
engineers and machinists, 23; laundries, 23; paper and cardboard,
22 ; boxmaking, 21; stick mounting and making, 21; gilding
and plating, 21; barometers and thermometer, 20; basket,
cane, bamboo and wickerwork, 20; farriers and smiths, 19;
stationery and sundries, 19; ties and neckwear, 19; packing cases,
18; jewel and instrument cases, 18; artificial flowers, 18; ironmongery
and hardware, 17; rubber and waterproof goods, 17;
shopfitting and show cases, 17; woollen, linen and cotton goods,
16; book and card edge gilding, 15; upholstery, 14; brasswork,
14; optical goods, 13; ink, paint, oil, gum, colours and dyes, 13;
timber, 11; coachbuilding and wheelwrights, 11; Christmas cards,
postcards, and fine art publishers, 11; phonographs and automatic
machines, 11; wirework, 11; brushes, 10; pianos, organs and
musical instruments, 10; books and book material, 10; sports outfitters,
10; harness and saddling, 9 ; stamp die-cutting and sinking,
9; confectionery, 9; wines, spirits, and cordials, 9; wood, ivory,
and bone carving and turning, 9; capper work, 8; tinplate work,
8; embroidery, lace and fancy needlework, 8; surgical instruments
and goods, 7; electrical goods, 7; tailors' and drapers' dummies,
7; photographic goods, 7; signwriting and ticket writing, 6;
lapidary work, 6; trucks and barrows, 6; enamelling and japanning,
6; scientific instruments, 6; pattern cards, 6; wood carving