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Before Alarm Clocks — We had Knocker-Uppers?

A knocker-up (sometimes known as a knocker-upper) was a profession in England and Ireland that started during and lasted well into the Industrial Revolution. The profession lasted as late as the 1920s, before alarm clocks were affordable or reliable. A knocker-up's job was to rouse sleeping people so they could get to work on time.… Continue reading Before Alarm Clocks — We had Knocker-Uppers?