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What are superstitions about chimney sweeps?
- It is very lucky to meet a chimney sweep by chance. If you make a wish when you see one it will come true. - It is lucky to pass a sweep on your wedding day.
What are working conditions compared of a chimney sweep to present day working conditions?
it was ok i guess
What was it like to be a chimney sweep?
It was only in the last two hundred years that the chimney has grown large enough to hold a man, generous rise to the image of the chimney sweep as it developed in the time of the Industrial Revolution. In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries in Western Europe, was when the roof tops had the room to conveniently get on top off and down of the chimney. With the better town population, the number of houses with chimneys grew quickly and the job of chimney sweep became much more needed. It was also one of the more usually difficult, dangerous, and low-paying jobs of the time period, and as a result has been aimed at in our day as bases of story line for pantomimes.
How much did a Victorian chimney sweep get paid?
The annual salary for chimney sweeps is close to $20,000 per year. Many of the people do not actually work full-time.
How much did chimney sweep children get paid?
Chimney sweep children were not typically paid a fixed wage, as they were usually apprentices or part of their family's business and thus did not earn a salary. Instead, they often received shelter, food, and possibly clothing in exchange for their work. Many children were exploited and forced into this dangerous job to help support their families.
How much did a chimney sweep get paid in the Victorian times?
Chimney sweeps in Victorian times were often children and were paid very little, sometimes just a few pennies for a day's work. The work was dangerous and they were often mistreated and exploited by their employers.
What dangers did chimney sweeps face?
Chimney sweeps faced many medical dangers. One of these was cancer. If the chimney was particularly small, then the chimney sweep would be forced to take off all of their clothes. Their bodies would then rub against the soot on the inside of the chimney and the creosote in the soot would seep through their skin and cause cancer. Another danger was broken/malformed limbs, which were caused by the fact that they were squeezed into tiny spaces day after day. They also had severe breathing problems due to inhilation of soot. Also, if they weren't working fast enough, their employer would light a fire in the fire place to get them moving faster. This would have caused smoke inhilation and sometimes, the chimney sweeps toes got burned.
Is trisodium phosphate safe to use in airtight wood stoves?
According to my chimney sweep it is completely safe to use in an airtight wood stove. He strongly suggested that I use about a handful per day in my stove to keep the creosote build up to a minimum.
Is is bad luck to sweep out your house on new years?
An old Chinese custom is to sweep out the house before or after New Year's Eve or Day. It is believed that if you sweep the house on New Year's Eve or Day, that you are sweeping out good luck and fortune. So it's best to not sweep the house on these two days.
What is the antonym for chimney?
An antonym is a word opposite in meaning to another, e.g. night - day, in - out, up - down. There is no antonym for chimney.
Where is chimney rock on the Oregon trail?
Chimney Rock is located in present-day Nebraska. It's a National Historic Site today.
What jobs are there for a 9 year old child?
Victorian Chimney sweep or sweat-shop worker. ___________________________________________________________________ for a modern-day answer: odd jobs around your neighborhood (ex. mowing lawns, raking leaves, lemonade stand, find out what needs to be done from neighbors and shape a mini buisnees around that)
