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The term ‘Roger’ could also have come from various other sources. In Elizabethan times a ‘Roger’ was a beggar or a vagrant, and from the 16th century ‘Sea Beggars’ was a popular name for Dutch privateers. Another theory is that the name comes from an English corruption of ‘Ali Raja’, a 17th century Tamil pirate. Another theory was that it was taken from the nickname of the devil, ‘Old Roger’, the ‘Jolly’ part taken from the apparent grin on the face of the skull.
As our pendants are made only from leather I thought I would tell you a couple of interesting things about leather you may not know. Leather cups and water carriers have been in use for thousands of years. During medieval and Tudor times they became more popular. Leather has to be wet before it can be shaped. When dry it is known as ‘jack leather’, and medieval water vessels became known as ‘Jacks’. The Jack was used up until Nelson’s times when they were known as ‘Boots’. From this period the term ‘fill up your boots’ meant to have a drink.
In West Midlands steel mills ‘Jacks’ became known as ‘piggins', and had a whistle attached at the bottom of the handle. It was blown to get the attention of the water boy who would come along and fill the ‘Jack’, or ‘piggin’. From the ‘Piggin Whistle’ came the popular pub name of the ‘Pig and Whistle’.
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