In may parts of Scotland it used to be the custom to plneo on a man’s tombstone tho symbols of his trade. Thus, a sugar-cane would decorate the grave of n grocer - nn *><lze r - ' 1 " — l "*h hammer and nails, would be found on that of a carpentei :an -awi ana « .... - mer on a shoemaker’s grave, and so- oiu'
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Lyttelton Times, Volume CXXIII, Issue 15862, 27 February 1912, Page 8
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60Untitled Lyttelton Times, Volume CXXIII, Issue 15862, 27 February 1912, Page 8
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