A Dictionary of Occupational Terms Based on the Classification of Occupations used in the Census of Population, 1921.

ORDER VII.—METAL WORKERS (NOT ELECTRO PLATE OR PRECIOUS METALS)

Sub-order 8.—Other Workers

223.—Boiler Makers' and Platers' Labourers

conveyor: see labourer, boilermaker's.
hanger-up: see plater's tackle man.
helper, boiler maker's; boiler's helper: see labourer, boilermaker's.
helper, plater's ; humpher, plater's labourer, ship fitter's labourer: lifts and carries plates; strikes for and generally assists plater (222) q.v.; cf. striker (190).
humpher: see helper, plater's.
iron carrier: see labourer, boilermaker's.
jobber (boiler making): see labourer, boiler maker's.
labourer, boiler maker's; boiler shop common labourer, boiler shop labourer ; boilermaker's helper, boiler's helper, conveyor, iron carrier, jobber: does heavy, unskilled labouring work in boiler-maker's shop, e.g. hauling, holding, dragging, etc.
labourer, boiler tube fitter's ; tuber's labourer: does unskilled manual labour in connection with fitting tubes into boilers and assists boiler tube fitter (222) q.v. generally.
labourer, plater's; ship fitter's labourer: see helper, plater's.
labourer, tuber's: see labourer, boiler tube fitter's.
plate bender (ship building): a plater's helper q.v. who bends ship plates to desired shape, in hydraulic machine, under direction of plater; cf. plate bender (222).
plater's assistant: assists plater (222) q.v. in his work.
plater's tackle man, shell plater's tackle man ; hanger-up: a plater's helper q.v. who hoists finished plates to framework of ship and fixes them temporarily with 'bolts, ready for riveters; on N.E. Coast work usually done by plater (222).
porter bar man (boiler making, ship building): (i) turns over large plates for ships, boilers, etc., or large forgings, during forging operation, with porter bar, i.e. a long steel bar;; (ii) holds porter bar, used to control work in fire and on anvil, during welding.
rollerman: a plater's helper q.v. who passes plates through rolling machine, before bending or during other operations of preparing them for hanging up.

From: A Dictionary of Occupational Terms Based on the Classification of Occupations used in the Census of Population, 1921,
Ministry of Labour, 1927. Digitised by Peter Christian, August, 2016. This text is in the Public Domain.