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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;afantiques, post: 218789, member: 25&quot;]It was not uncommon for widows to take over their husbands business. They would probably be in more of an executive role than an actual fabricator but having their own maek meant they had the responsibiity for the workshop and its output.</p><p><br /></p><p>There would be major obstacles to women serving apprenticeships as silversmiths, the most likely way into the trade would be as apprentice to an unusually broad minded father.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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