The Worst Jobs in History

Industrial jobs

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Tony experiences the jobs that made Watt, Stephenson and Brunel what they are today.

Tony tries his hand at being a bridge-builder, legger, soap boiler, glass blower, knocker upper, bone cleaner, presser, and saggar maker's bottom knocker, before venturing down the mines as a child hurrier.

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