London Labour and the London Poor

What area of trade did the Jewish traders dominant and what did Ragmen do?

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Jewish traders dominated the rag and used clothing trades. Ragmen wandered the streets buying used clothing, which they then sold to second-hand clothing stalls in the markets. In some cases, servants augmented their wages by selling off their master's older or little-used clothing without permission.