She is only ever referred to as the laundress as the other lady is Mrs Dilber the "Charlady"
Mrs. Dilber was a laundress in "A Christmas Carol." She works for Scrooge, helping to clean his clothing and linens.
The laundress
At that time they would purchase from loca street traders and shops - there were no supermarkets as we have now
Three, Mrs Dilber, the laundress and the undertaker
The bed curtains that hung about Scrooge's death bed.
She had the sheets and bed curtains of Scrooge that she wanted to sell.
The laundress took the bed curtains and Mrs Dilber took his nightshirt towels and some cutlery.
In Stave 4 of "A Christmas Carol," the people at Old Joe's shop are secondhand dealers who are purchasing stolen goods from the charwoman, laundress, and undertaker who stole them from Scrooge's deceased body. They are haggling over the prices of the items they obtained.
In "A Christmas Carol," Mr. Dilber is Scrooge's housekeeper. She is portrayed as a poor, hardworking woman who appears in one of the key scenes where she steals some of Scrooge's belongings after his death to sell for money.
In "A Christmas Carol," the thieves are symbolic figures representing greed and selfishness. The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come shows Scrooge a future where thieves profit from his death by selling his stolen belongings. This revelation serves as a wake-up call for Scrooge to change his ways and become more generous and caring towards others.
In "A Christmas Carol," the junk dealers were selling items that they had acquired through shady means, such as stolen goods or belongings taken from deceased individuals. These items included old clothes, jewelry, and household items.
a Christmas carol