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The grimy job that became a Victorian symbol of luck you'd shake hands with.
child laborTiny boys were sent up flues to scrub them
cancer warningFirst occupational cancer ever identified, 1775, from soot
wedding luckBrides still hire sweeps to attend their ceremonies
top hatTheir tall hats came from cast-off gentlemen's clothes
new yearGermans give marzipan sweeps for good fortune