Matchbox-making
A Slipper-maker's home, drawing by Piffard
A Jewish slipper factory, drawing by Piffard
Part of the process in slipper making, drawing by Piffard
Sweated worker and middleman, drawing by Piffard
Exhaustion was a way of life, drawing by Piffard
Home-workers were particularly vulnerable to exploitation as they relied on middle-men, or "foggers" to supply them with materials and pay them for finished work.
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- See also:
- • Sweated Home-Workers
- • Sweated Home-Workers
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| Updated: | Wed 25 Jun 2008 - 1 |
| Source | Harold Piffard images from "White Slaves of England" |
| Source | Matchbox image from Jewish Museum London - Out of copyright |