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Ice Cutters: These were men who cut the ice from frozen lakes. Once cut up, they would transfer their product to the ice delivery men. These ice cutters worked in extreme conditions. Most of them were happy when more people started using the refrigerator for keeping their food safe.
Rat-Catchers: Keeping the rat population under control
was practised in Europe to prevent the spread of
diseases to man, most notoriously The Black Plague,
and to prevent damage to food supplies.
Lamplighter: Was a person who would go around the City, at night, and light all the Lamps by hand. They usually held out a long Pole, with a Wick on the end, to light the Street Lamps.
Bowling Alley Pinsetter: Before Bowling Alleys
had machines to reset their Pins, there were people
who did it, called “Pinsetters”. It was typically a
Teenager’s job and paid very little.
Illustration: THE VINTAGE NEWS
Telephone operators, Seattle, Washington, U.S., 1952.
According to a City archivist, these were probably
Seattle City Light employees.
Item 24092, City Light Photographic Negatives
(Record Series 1204-01), Seattle Municipal Archives.
Date: 18 July 2008.
Source: Telephone operators, 1952
Author: Seattle Municipal Archives,
Seattle, Washington State, United States of America.
(Wikimedia Commons)
Switchboard Operator: Up until three decades ago, Switchboard Operators were important players in the Telecommunications industry. They were needed to make Long Distance Calls and to manage Busy Circuits. But, with the advent of Digitised Telecommunications, Switchboard Operators had to find new jobs. These days, making Long Distance Calls can be done on your Mobile Phone.
Knocker-Upper: A Knocker-Upper's job was to rouse
sleeping people, so they could get to work on time.
The Knocker-Upper used a Truncheon, or short, heavy Stick,
to knock on the clients' doors, or a long, and light, Stick, often made of Bamboo, to reach windows on higher floors. At least one of them used a Pea-Shooter. In return, the Knocker-Upper would be paid a few Pence (Cents) a week. The Knocker-Upper would not leave a client's window until they were sure that
the client was awake.
“Time to get up !!!”.
Making sure that the Client gets up in time for work.
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