We have an 'apprentice sley maker' living in Devon. Would anyone have an inkling of what sort of job he would be doing, or what exactly a 'sley' was?
Many thanks
slay or sley finisher (textile machinery); slay maker, sley maker; assembles
and builds up, metal parts of lathe or sley of loom, into which reed fits;
works at a bench and vice and makes any minor adjustments with file, etc. RootsWeb: WEST-RIDING-L Definition - Slay/Sley Maker
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