Dexter Kenfield wrote: > > I'm having trouble reading an entry for Occupation in the 1920 census. > > The relevant portion of the page is at: > http://dkenfield.home.mindspring.com/graphics/blowup.jpg > > The line below the "none" entry is the problem. > > It looks to me like the first word is "Examiner" and the third word is > "House." > > Second word? Meaning? It makes little sense to me. > > This is a Russian Jewish family in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. > > Appreciate any suggestions. They're definitely in the garment-district! (g) I'll agree with Barbara Brown -- Examiner, Waist House. Probably a quality-inspector for the top half of one's clothing -- probably women's blouses, since they were called "waists" back then. HTH Cheryl