Worth Tucker Diary – 23 Feb 1903
[Monday, February 23, 1903]
FEBRUARY 23
1903 put on Lathe for Bro.,
Charles pulsipher my
fathering-law
[Note: On page 44 of "Reading Early American Handwriting" by Kip Sperry it says that the "capital L often looks like a capital S." So I have transcribed the word as "Lathe". In Wikitonary lath is defined as: "A thin, narrow strip of wood, nailed to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting the tiles, plastering, etc." That would make sense with all the plastering work Worth has been doing.]
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I think the word is Laths not Sathe. Laths are the thins strips of wood used as a support for plaster, shingles, tiles and so on.
Comment by Rebecca — 23 Feb 2010 @ 6:45 am
When I looked at this entry today with fresh eyes, I remembered something about L and S begin confused, so I looked it up. I came to the same conclusion as you did. After I updated the entry, I saw your comment.
Thank you so much.
Mark
Comment by Mark Tucker — 23 Feb 2010 @ 6:52 am