Do not use the modern title as evidence of a historical person’s actual technical responsibilities without period records. The chapter supplies early individual promotional uses as well as later popularization; it does not prove that the title originated in the 1960s. No universal credential is different from absence of professional qualifications.
The chapter distinguishes trade praise, company role, skill, and the later occupational title.
Hannush distinguishes early promotional uses of master distiller from its later wider adoption as an individual American prestige title. The chapter shows variable duties and no universally standardized credential; its evidence does not establish that individual usage began only in the 1960s–1970s.
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PDF sheet 65
Chapter 3 — “Master” Distiller
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Evidence
Hannush distinguishes early promotional uses of master distiller from its later wider adoption as an individual American prestige title. The chapter shows variable duties and no universally standardized credential; its evidence does not establish that individual usage began only in the 1960s–1970s.
Location and context
- Section: Chapter 3 — “Master” Distiller
- Locator: PDF sheets 65–70
The chapter distinguishes trade praise, company role, skill, and the later occupational title.
Annotation
Do not use the modern title as evidence of a historical person’s actual technical responsibilities without period records. The chapter supplies early individual promotional uses as well as later popularization; it does not prove that the title originated in the 1960s. No universal credential is different from absence of professional qualifications.
Related synthesis: whole-book Literature Note.