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2. Chimney sweep - Wikipedia

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   A chimney sweep in Wexford, Ireland in 1850. A chimney sweep is a person who inspects then clears soot and creosote from chimneys. The chimney uses the pressure difference caused by a hot column of gas to create a draught and draw air over the hot coals or wood enabling continued combustion. Chimneys may be straight or contain many changes of ...

3. Joseph Glass (inventor) - Wikipedia

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   Glass invented an apparatus in which cane rods were connected with brass screw joints, creating a flexible rod which coped with bends in the chimney. A wheel was fixed to the top of the stock, to prevent jamming. [1] [6] Glass's system, introduced in 1828, was considered superior to Smart's apparatus.

4. Timeline of United States inventions (before 1890) - Wikipedia

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   Rumford and his workers changed fireplaces by inserting bricks into the hearth to make the side walls angled and added a choke to the chimney to increase the speed of air going up the flue. It produced a streamlined air flow, reducing turbulence so the smoke would go up into the chimney rather than choking the residents.

5. Chimney Sweepers Act 1788 - Wikipedia

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   The Chimney Sweepers Act 1788 (28 Geo. 3. c. 48) was a British Act of Parliament passed to try to stop child labour. Many boys as young as four were being used as chimney sweeps. This act stated that no boy should be bound apprentice before he was eight years old.

6. Striezelmarkt - Wikipedia

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   Pflaumentoffel, a chimney sweep's boy. Apart from the famous Stollen, other specialities originate from Dresden and were originally sold at the Striezelmarkt. Pflaumentoffel; Although they are made of prunes, these little figures are really decorations, although they can be eaten after Christmas.

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