>When I read about Abrahams the "fish curer" I was reminded of Morris Abrahams ( b 1844) who was married to an Anna Solomons. When their daughter Marie Therese was married in 1892 Morris was described in the second edition in The Era as a "dust collector" but he was in fact a diamond < Need not have been a joke. Dust Collecting could be very profitable - The will which is the basis of the plor in Dickens' Our Mutual Friend' was made by just such a person and the man who inherited it became known as The Golden Dustman Angela

Even in today's jewellery business "the sweeps" i.e. the dust collected from the workshop floors are collected and sorted. It's surprising how many small stones you find. Regards, David Liss (Hertfordshire) > > Need not have been a joke. Dust Collecting could be very > profitable -