17th century apothecaries performed similar duties as today's doctors.

Most apothecaries had to attend colonial medical schools.

Wigmakers were busiest when the courts were in session.

Most wigmakers made wigs from actual human hair.

Blacksmiths created items such as barrels.

A blacksmith apprentice had to make a complicated metal piece before becoming a journeyman.

An awl was a tool used to cut holes in colonial-era shoes.

A milliner's shop was one of the only colonial businesses that could be run by a woman.

Men and women both shopped for clothes at the milliner's shop.

Benjamin Franklin was one of the most famous colonial-era printers.

The compositor was usually a printing employee or apprentice who sold the publications.

A hogshead was a type of barrel used to transport molasses.

A windlass was a special tool used to pull barrel staves together.

Silversmiths fashioned their items from large metal pieces called ingots.

The first step in the silversmithing process was polishing the silver with pumice, decomposed limestone, and iron ore.

Bricks could be made different colors by adding leaves or berries.