Swarfvaren ?

[Karen Van Etten]

Can anyone help me with definition of SWARFVAREN ?  It is the title given to
a man, appearing at a Stockholm baptism during 1884.   The closest I was able
to locate was svarvaren - turner ??    What is a turner ?   Would a turner
have anything to do with the printing business (books, newspapers, etc) ?

[Stefan Dake]

Hello Karen!
 
A svarv is a lathe, i.e. a machine on which you turn objects of wood or metal.
 
Stefan

[Karen Van Etten]

Stefan, thank you very much for that translation.
It will be helpful.
 
Karen V.