A Dictionary of Occupational Terms Based on the Classification of Occupations used in the Census of Population, 1921.
ORDER XXVI.—PERSONS EMPLOYED IN ENTERTAINMENTS AND SPORT
Sub-order 1.—Persons Employed in Entertainments and Sport
883.—Showmen; Fair and Roundabout Proprietors and Managers
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- amusement caterer, manager, owner, proprietor of fair, roundabout, show, swings, etc., showman
- owner or manager of travelling circus or fair, swings, roundabouts, punch and judy or puppet show, etc.; provides amusements also at garden parties, galas, etc.; may direct staff of workmen in erection and dismantlement of shows.
- manager of feast
- an amusement caterer or showman (q.v.) who organises amusements at wakes or on feast or gala days; may also organise bean feasts, etc.
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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. 