From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

Coal merchant

Quality 0.00 · 6 views · Updated 23 days ago

A coal merchant is the term used in the UK and other countries for a trader who sells coal and often delivers it to households. Coal merchants were once a major class of local business, but have declined in importance in many parts of the developed world due to the rise of alternative heating methods, including central heating, gas, oil and electric heating. The men who carried the coal to households were called coal men.