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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 2417177, member: 2844&quot;]Not here either. When they traveled from one job to another, bags in hand,&nbsp; they could hardly carry a wardrobe around on their backs, could they. The employers had to make sure their employees had the furniture they needed, it was part of the contract, along with other specifications.</p><p>In 19th century Amsterdam one such a contractual specification was that the servants wouldn&#039;t have to eat salmon every day.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie45" alt=":facepalm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie51" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for your mea culpa, Liz. This only goes to show that it is good to ascertain whether the story told by someone with little historic knowledge is actually correct. Or even those with a lot of historic knowledge.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie75" alt=":playful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Research is a good thing, especially on Antiquers. And we always have other forum members to help us.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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