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umpire · 28-08-2013, 19:03

Worked with what must have been John Sargeant's dad; Cornelius by name; at Steiners, he was a electrician of the really old school, when he made me carry his tool box I realised why he was so bow legged, about 5 foot tall would have been six but for that. Very precise and skilled with installation but had little idea of faultfinding on machinery.
Very seriously religeous; Plymouth Breth(e)ren so used to get quite upset at the outbursts of workshop language which were frequent. Came to work on a bike which should have had wide load signs on the back.
He and his wife and daughter were still running the leather shop till the mid sixties.

28-08-2013, 19:03	#251
umpire Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 32 Liked: 16 times Rep Power: 0	Re: My early life in Accy 1946-68 Worked with what must have been John Sargeant's dad; Cornelius by name; at Steiners, he was a electrician of the really old school, when he made me carry his tool box I realised why he was so bow legged, about 5 foot tall would have been six but for that. Very precise and skilled with installation but had little idea of faultfinding on machinery. Very seriously religeous; Plymouth Breth(e)ren so used to get quite upset at the outbursts of workshop language which were frequent. Came to work on a bike which should have had wide load signs on the back. He and his wife and daughter were still running the leather shop till the mid sixties.