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i have not seen this occupation before - acquavitaro. google translate does not seem to know it. i'd appreciate a translation.

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Acquavitaro
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I was going to say Brandy Distiller. I looked in my dictionary and it says acquavite - brandy. I'm not sure if that is what mmogno is meaning from his pic here.

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@Angela
http://www.regione.abruzzo.it/xCultura/ ... 9&tom=1709
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So I'm understanding that he both made and sold alcohol. Correct?

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that's what i understand from the webpage also, angela.

Thank you both!!
donna
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@Angela
Fabbricante e venditore ambulante di alcolici....
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/ ... VITARO.jpg
http://www.hamburger-kunsthalle.de/site ... 8402_0.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/ ... vitaro.png

https://books.google.it/books?id=I3FGAA ... &q&f=false
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wonderful ... thank you.
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dmt1955 wrote: 04 Sep 2017, 21:49 that's what i understand from the webpage also, angela.

Thank you both!!
donna
Happy to help, Donna.
Thank you for the links, mmogno.

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