Below are some resources I recommend if any of your ancestors in your family tree were french polishers.

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Description: Someone who worked with wood and used a French varnish to produce high-end furniture. They suffered from health problems as a result of their proximity to the varnish. Quicksilver poisoning either from inhalation or from physical exposure caused a pricking or burning sensation in the stomach, thirst and vomiting (similar to arsenic poisoning) as well as bad breath, stomach pains and purging from the bowels. See also: Varnisher.

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