The world is changing, and what was fashionable yesterday, today is often not relevant. Now, after 30, 50, 100 years, mention of them can only be found in old books.
10. The cabman
Nobody knows the exact date when the delivery took place in Russia. But it is known that scrap carriage arose earlier than a carriage. People could move independently, but the merchants needed to somehow transport the goods. Under Ivan the Terrible, they first thought about the rules of the road. Those drivers who drove "on the oncoming traffic" were severely punished. Under Peter I, each driver was given a number. It was impossible to earn extra money by permission. Many drivers, not having their own horses, were hired by the owner. They hoped to make money, but for the most part they remained with nothing. This profession was very difficult, paid a little, worked from early morning to late evening. Now the cabmen can be found only in the amusement park. Horses have long been replaced by cars, cab drivers - taxi drivers.
9. Telephone operator
The first telephone operator went to work in 1978. Previously, men worked in this area, they did not always fulfill their duties well, were rude and impatient. In Moscow, the phone appeared in 1881. Each unit was connected to the station by wire. They connected in the sockets of the switch, behind which the telephone operators worked. If someone wanted to call, they gave a signal to the station. The telephone operator had to track the signal and connect the subscribers. This profession was very prestigious, educated girls from good families were accepted there. Applicants for the position should certainly have a pleasant voice, calm character and high growth. Tiny girls could not reach the top of the switch. Moreover, this work can hardly be called easy. The girls worked 10 to 11 hours. In one hour, the telephone operator switched up to 600 calls.
8. The man-alarm
When the industrial revolution began in Ireland and the UK, people were confused. The watch at that time was a luxury, and most poor people had no idea about alarms. It was then that the profession of the human alarm clock appeared. He went around all the yards in the morning, pounded with a stick or a hammer, and there were rattles in the course. The alarm clocks themselves did not go to bed all night, having fulfilled their duties, they slept in the afternoon. This profession disappeared in the 40s. The need for wake-up workers has disappeared.
7. Ice Carrier
Surprisingly, not so long ago, ice was very popular in the market. The first refrigerator was invented in 1850, until that moment the ice was not frozen, but was prepared for the future. Therefore, professions such as the ice ax and the ice truck were common. The ice was stored in special rooms, it was prepared in the winter, ice was chopped on the rivers. Every morning people hung signs on their houses, on which they wrote the amount of ice that they needed. Truckers brought in the required quantity. They rode carts or bicycles. In the 30s, the profession disappeared, refrigerators appeared in many houses.
6. Rag
In many European countries in the XIX-XX centuries. The rag profession was very popular. So called a buyer of rags, glass, bones and other trash. Recycled materials have already begun to be recycled, and people were happy to sell to the rag what they no longer needed. In Russia, urban poor people or peasants worked as rag-mongers, who gave in to the city to earn money. They were divided into two classes. The first went around the yards, traveled to villages and villages, bought junk or exchanged it. The second lived much worse, they were called hookers. These people went to garbage dumps and collected everything that was of any value. They handed over the “goods” to larger rags, who, in turn, already sold large amounts of garbage to large organizations involved in recycling. At the beginning of the twentieth century, the work of rags became unnecessary.
5. Aquifer
Before the water supply system, people had to carry water from rivers or buy it from a water carrier or water carrier. Water carriers drove around the city with barrels; they had horses, carts, barrels. But they never stopped at the outskirts of the city, and yet people there also needed water. But water carriers regularly came here, people delivering water manually on carts or sleighs. This profession was considered prestigious and brought a good income. About 100 years ago, 7 thousand water carriers and 3 thousand water carriers worked in Moscow. As soon as the water supply was carried out, water carriers became unnecessary.
4. The typist
More recently, many women dreamed of working as a typist. This profession was prestigious. Special education and a diploma were not required; typing courses were enough. But this work was not at all easy. Women reprinted a huge number of handwritten sheets, one mistake, and everything had to be reprinted again. And this happened quite often. This is probably why typist Bette Graham invented the first clerical corrector.
3. Pinsetter
Everyone who was in bowling, imagines what it is. Bowling was first mentioned in the 3rd century BC. Of course, he had nothing to do with modern bowling. Only when there were tracks, balls, pins, the profession of pinsetter appeared. These are the people who collected and arranged the pins, and carried the balls back to the players. Due to the fact that their salaries were low, and they had to work in the evening, students or teenagers were hired. Now pinsetter is called equipment that sets the pins and copes much better than people.
2. The lamplighter
The first lanterns appeared in London. This happened in 1417. Then came the profession of a lamplighter. These people went around the city in the evening and lit oil lamps. In Russia, the first lanterns were installed in 1647, although they were installed near the imperial palace. And already in 1723, 64 light specialists served Petersburg. After about 50 years, they created the first lantern team. After several dozen years, these teams were ranked among the police. The lanterns' duties included the complete maintenance of the lanterns; they lit, extinguished, cleaned, and repaired them. Each lantern carried a ladder and a long pole.
1. Leech Collector
"Leech business" was very common in the world. Russia sold leeches abroad, the income from this business was comparable to the income from the export of bread. But ordinary people got leeches, and at the same time greatly risking their health. At first they hit with a stick in the water. Leeches perceived these sounds as a signal that cattle were entering the water. Then the collector of leeches went into the water, he collected the "goods" on his own feet. Not only did this profession bring significant harm to health, but also had to sort out leeches. Too small and too large did not fit. Those that met established standards were stacked in a container, usually filled with earth.