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Knocker-up......
A 'knocker-up' was hired to ensure that people would wake up on time for their jobs. Mary Smith earned sixpence a week shooting dried peas at sleeping worker's windows in East London in the 1920s.
A 'Knocker-up' was hired to ensure that people would wake up on time for their jobs. Mary Smith earned sixpence a week shooting dried peas at sleeping workers' windows in East London in the 1930s
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my family said this was the more common method in their part of england
My mum got some funny looks when she asked someone here in canada to knock her up in the morning...lol
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