Irish plastering years ago

[john simpson]

Few of the older heads might appreciate this one
Not sure of the year? Taken in Belfast , looks around the 70's


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[BigK]

Can't open the link John

 

[pftmonojetman]

Here's an old boy

 

[pftmonojetman]

Here's another good one real tradesmen 7.30

 

[john simpson]

 

[john simpson]

Did that work ? dunno how to do photos

 

[john simpson]

Here's another good one real tradesmen 7.30

Typical , all the other trades nice and steady and plasterers nine to the dozen flat out

 

[pftmonojetman]

Working to wooden rules instead of angle beads like it ( in the photo)

 

[BigK]

Proper paddys them John, can spot them a mile away with the suit jackets on [emoji3]

 

[john simpson]

I know , class wear your suit to work with a pair of flares
Wooden rules used here for years , only recently we had sticky scrim! i remember always having to use the cotton scrim , nightmare when you clipped an edge of it , whole fecking lot came down

 

[pftmonojetman]

I know this threads about Irish plasterers but there's a few good old photos, I think this is a good one

 

[pftmonojetman]

And another this was taken in Kirkham near Preston

 

[Danny]

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plastering in suit

 

[flynnyman]

plastering in suit

Waffle scratch coat bloody foreigners

 

[bobski]

Love it.

Gonna get me a suit for work now.

And a nice tache

 

[FrankNewman275]

Here's an old boy

The methods haven't changed much, except we use silicone moulds instead of gelatins. ,and we wear gloves ( wimps )

 

[john simpson]

Maybe should of edited the title , any old photos be much appreciated from anywhere

 

[irish_spread]

Bump. Great thread this one

 

[choppa]

Even the plasterers are old back then.

 

[puddove]

And another this was taken in Kirkham near Preston
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these look like the guys who went on the British gypsum mine tour ---- @Marshy and scottie 5 to name a few

 

[Danny]

is this a sticky post do you think?

 

[plastererpeter]

Proper old school

 

[pftmonojetman]

This dude was a plasterer, Fred Fulton aka the Rochester Plasterer,boxer, fought Jack Dempsey.