During research in the 1920 US Census there was a man who worked in a mill and his job title was ‘melcher’ ?
It does not state WHAT kind of mill it was, a grain mill, a spinning or weaving mill or an industrial mill, like a steel mill, etc. Just what is a ‘melcher’? I even tried the US Census dept, but as of now- no reply.
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A person who grinds down all the organic material into waste. The word I think is ‘mulcher’. It is easy for the odd letter to be changed over time. But check out this website it might help.
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5 years ago
cleaners, theres a UN video on youtube, where they interview someone in Belgium who said a woman is called a “cleaning lady” a man is called a “surface technition” so they can get different pay, also checkout operators, men get more than women, for no reason. EDIT: Well, the UN vid showed it occurring in Belgium, Ive also heard of it happening in Walmart, (hey, i worked in a supermarket too 😛 ) But what happens alot is that womens work is undervalued, like, most admin staff are women, and its considered “womens work”, ie, not as good as mens work, becasue its “easy” but i know admin workers, and they do a helluva lot of work for a pathetically low pay, and i canthelp but wonder if there was a man in that same job, would he get more pay? it could be an interesting experiment to find out, we should try it sometime.
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Perhaps it was a 1920 way of spelling “mulcher”?
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It was a lumber mill.
They had something to do with washing of the wood after its’ been cut.
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