NINE TAILORS MAKE A MAN.
HOW THE PHRASE ORIGINATED
The often-employed phrase, “nine tailors make a,man,” is said to have originated in the following incident: —-“In 1742 an orphan boy applied at a fashionable tailor’s shop in London in which nine journeymen were employed. His interesting appearance opened the hearts of the benevolent tailors, who immediately contributed nine shillings for the relief of the little stranger. With this capital he purchased fruit, which he retailed at a profit. Time passed on, and wealth and honor smiled upon the young tradesman, so that when he set up his carriage, instead of troubling the College of Heralds for a crest, he painted the following motto on his carriage door : —‘Nine tailors made me a man.’ ”
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3257, 30 June 1911, Page 2
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123NINE TAILORS MAKE A MAN. Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3257, 30 June 1911, Page 2
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