TAN Chye Yee 陈裁衣
Vanishing Trades,
Accession Number 000624
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 2
Total Reels
- Jesley Chua Chee Huan
Interviewer
- 00:49:48
Total Running Time
- Hokkien
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 2
Metadata
- 21 Jan 1986
Recording Date
- 00:29:51
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Personal and family background. Description of his haberdashery trade (benang jarum). How the `ling long gor' (ling long song) was created. Items sold; his sources of supply. How he started his haberdashery business. Monthly profits. Stopped business when the Japanese invaded Singapore. Reason for not resuming trade after war. Type of goods sold. Peak and off -peak business period. Profile of his customers.
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Reel/Disc 2 of 2
Metadata
- 21 Jan 1986
Recording Date
- 00:19:57
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
His popular items. Places he travelled to sell his goods. What happened when he met health inspectors. Why few Teochews sold goods in rural areas. Most Teochew haberdashers served town dwellers while the Hokkiens ones served rural folks. Deities he worshipped.
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