> I assume that was just someone who made tooth brushes? Yes. > Was that really a popular job? No, but that's not the point. If you looked up census record o

> I assume that was just someone who made tooth brushes? Yes. > Was that really a popular job? No, but that's not the point. If you looked up census record occupations of the era, you wouldn't find a lot of "rotary-machine operator" or "polisher" either. It's one example of an assembly task that was part of manufacturing at the time.