The Woolcomber whose task was to wash and prepare fleeces ready for spinning. Anthrax could be contracted from dirty fleeces. Handcoloured woodcut from The Book of English Trades, London, 1823. Editorial Stock Photo - Afloimages
'The Woolcomber whose task was to wash and prepare fleeces ready for spinning. Anthrax could be contracted from dirty fleeces. Hand-coloured woodcut from ''The Book of English Trades'', London, 1823.'