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3. Pager – A pager or a beeper is a small personal gadget that can receive text messages. The market leader for pagers was Motorola. They were commonly used from the 70’s, through the 80’s and 90’s, until abandoned for mobile phones
3) Climbing Boys Following the great Fire of London, Chimney regulations necessitated the use of children to clean newly narrow flues.”Climbing Boys” as young as 4 were sent up chimneys measuring 9 by 4 inches (23 by 36cm) to dislodge inflammable soot.To prepare for the job, their elbows and knees were rubbed raw and brushed […]
