The men who couldn’t afford jobs in the cities worked on the farms. They made their own clothes, built their houses, and grew their own food.

Families built their houses from logs that they got from the forests. That must have taken a lot of work!

Wigmaker

In the 18th- century a lot of businessmen wore wigs. Wigmakers were very important back then. The wigs and hairpieces were made out of goat, horse, yak, and human hair. Now people today make wigs mostly for Halloween.

Apothecary

The Apothecary would provide medical treatment. The apothecary wasn’t just a druggist they would perform surgery and practice as a doctor.

In the 18th-century mostly every one made there own baskets. People made them out of white oak. They would start with six foot sections and split them into sixteenths. After that they started to weave. The reddish was saved for the handles. Parents taught their children how to make baskets when they were very young.

Basketmaker

Blacksmith

The blacksmiths fashioned items from iron and steel for their tradesmen to use in their work and also to make things for household use. The tools for the blacksmith are the forge, anvil, hammer, tongs, vise, and file. Blacksmiths made tools for farmers and iron rims for wheelwrights with the forge, anvil, hammer and tongs. The fireplace racks, iron pothooks, looks, utensils, and decorative wrought iron where made from a vise and file.

Brickmaker

In the 18th –century the unskilled laborers made bricks. The land owners assigned slaves to brickmaking. One brick molder could mold 20,000 bricks in one day! That would be hard work!

Cabinetmaker

The cabinetmaker isn’t as interesting as the other jobs in colonial times. The cabinetmaker produces fine furniture for every one back then.

Carpenter

The carpenter isn’t so interesting ether but it is helpful to people. The carpenter's job is to join timber and boards into sturdy wooden homes and shops.

Silversmith

A Silversmith is much like a black smith excepted that a silversmith works with silver of course! The silversmiths had to know how to shape materials with artistic talent and taste.

Saddler

A saddler furnished saddles, harnesses, bridles, girths surringles, brushes, curry combs, and sponges.

Woman in colonial times had indoor jobs but some of them helped their husbands or fathers trade and work in shops. Unmarried women usually worked as servants, teachers, Mantua makers, laundresses, and mid wives. Most woman work by preparing food, gardening, smoking meat, milking cows, sewing, and cleaning.