We have Builders Merchants.
Plumbers Merchants.
But not Electricians Merchants.
Anyone know why?
Plumbers Merchants.
But not Electricians Merchants.
Anyone know why?
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No - but how about just the passage of time, and changes in fashions/conventions for naming such outlets - I would imagine that Builders and Plumbers (and hence their 'merchants') were around for a good few centuries before anyone would have know what an electrician was, or what merchandise (s)he would need?!
Kind Regards, John
Good point.
Can't find any carpenters merchants though, despite there having been a guild for them for nigh on 800 years....
Can't find any carpenters merchants though, despite there having been a guild for them for nigh on 800 years....
Ships, and tallow, have Chandlers...
Wouldn't the carpenters just have walked into the woods, chopped down a tree or two, and away they go ?
Maybe, but you will find timber mechants. Timber would have been the main material that carpenters would have used 'way back' and, as the situation evolved, those merchants may also have started diversifying to include some of the other needs of carpenters in their repertoire.
Kind Regards, John
Bloody typical eh?? Sparkies have to buy their stuff. Chippies just wander off and fell nearest tree!!
We should perhaps be thankful that Sparkies don't "wander off and chop down the neearest cable they can find"!Bloody typical eh?? Sparkies have to buy their stuff. Chippies just wander off and fell nearest tree!!
Kind Regards, John
There are timber merchants though......
Oops - missed John's post. This is becoming a habit. 
John suffers from the same habit, so don't fret!Oops - missed John's post. This is becoming a habit.
Kind Regards, John
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