In the 1892 NY state census my wife's g-grandfather is listed as a "Lather" as is his brother. I've looked in the Webster's Collegiate Dictionary but did not get a satisfactory answer as to what a "Lather" is.Is this an operator of a lathe? Like a turner? or is it someone who applys lath to walls prior to plastering? Or has it something to do with soapsuds (lather)? Can anyone help? Thanks Walt Jones Spoknae WA