handicraftsman

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Even where the final step of substituting the factory for the home had not been taken the subordination of the handicraftsman to the master who provided the materials and paid the wages was tolerably complete.

From The Evolution of Modern Capitalism A Study of Machine Production by Hobson, J. A. (John Atkinson)

A handicraftsman thinks an apprenticeship necessary to make him acquainted with his business.

From The Frontier in American History by Turner, Frederick Jackson

His self-respect made him wise and careful in regard to his dress, but in other matters many a handicraftsman was accustomed to more luxury than he.

From Casa Braccio, Volumes 1 and 2 by Castaigne, J. André

It would have been better, after all, if he had been apprenticed to a handicraftsman," said the porter's wife, weeping; "for then we could have kept him with us.

From Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen by Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian)

The artist, like the handicraftsman, must learn his art.

From Life of Charles Dickens by Marzials, Frank T. (Frank Thomas)