Explore the unusual and lesser-known occupations that thrived in Victorian London through this crossword puzzle.
Quirky Victorian Odd Jobs Uncovered
Explore lesser-known occupations from the Victorian era in this crossword highlighting the unique odd jobs that shaped daily life.
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- 1. RIGGER Con artist in card games involving sleight of hand
- 2. Scavenger searching riverbanks for valuables
- 3. Maker and repairer of wooden wheels
- 4. Delivered a vital fuel for heating Victorian homes
- 7. Child who sold matches on the street
- 8. CHANDLER Made and sold candles from animal fat
- 12. Person who cleaned and prepared pearls for jewelry
- 13. Professional copyist or scribe
- 16. Source of street lighting before electricity
- 18. Sawdust used for absorbing odors in prisons and workhouses
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- 5. SWEEP Worker cleaning soot from chimneys
- 6. Person who lit street lamps each evening
- 9. One who disposed of dead or unwanted animals
- 10. Job involving the control of vermin in cities
- 11. MAID Personal attendant to a Victorian woman
- 14. Laborer who stamped or crushed materials for manufacturing
- 15. GIRL Seller of fish in Victorian markets
- 17. Person who carried a gong to announce someone's death
- 19. BOY Child tasked with selling daily papers on the street
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