Sweated Factory Workers

• Roger was the name given to the white lead, drawing by Piffard
• Alkali worker drawing ash from the furnace, drawing by Piffard
• Alkali workers, drawing by Piffard
• Alkali worker stirring caustic-pots, drawing by Piffard
• A band-knife used in the shoe-making process, drawing by Piffard
• Lead workers, drawing by Piffard
• Blue-bed women with trucks of lead, drawing by Piffard
• Interior of white lead factory, drawing by Piffard
• Early death was common amongst lead workers, drawing by Piffard
• Woolcomber, drawing by Piffard
• Poor conditions have taken their toll on this woolcomber, drawing by Piffard

 

Low pay, poor and often dangerous conditions were a feature of many factory workers' lives.

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See also:

• Sweated Factory Workers

• Sweated Factory Workers