Chimney Sweeps

-Orphans were sometimes taken and put into "slavery", and then put back on the street when they grew too big for the chimneys.

-Bosses underfed children so that they would be thin enough to continue going down chimneys.

-Sometimes bosses even kidnapped children to use on the job.

-Children usually outgrew the job around 9 or 10 years of age.

Children were not even necessary.