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A splendid picture by The Orkney Photographic Company, School Place, Kirkwall, of P L Johnston and his tailoring team in Stromness. Can anyone suggest a date or names? 'P L' himself is at the table. I think he was my maternal grandmother's uncle, or perhaps older cousin. She worked for him as a seamstress before she married.
I doubt if this photo dates from much later than 1900.
View Large VersionPicture added on 22 October 2009 at 17:36
What about the women?
Added by Gred on 01 November 2015
I am not sure of the significance of the above query
'PL' dealt only with men's clothes.
'PL' dealt only with men's clothes.
Added by Jim G. on 18 November 2015
There were female seamstresses; my maternal Granny (as I said in the original caption) was one. To very nearly the end of her days she could run a thread between (moistened) forefinger and thumb, and lo-and-behold there was a knot on the thread!
This was probably a picture of the time-served tailors and apprentice tailors on PL's payroll, hence no women.
This was probably a picture of the time-served tailors and apprentice tailors on PL's payroll, hence no women.
Added by Ian Hourston on 03 December 2015
Stromness
Death and PL calling at market time!