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Hello again, Kempie,
No - when we had our conversation last time we established that the seives I was thinking of were made of wood as all my ancestors were wood workers and they seem to have produced something like the swill baskets still made in the Lake District.
Someone gave me a tremendously long list of occupations, one of which I remember was Ackerman, but I can't find it anywhere.
I live in hope and thank you once again for your interest.
Eileen