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Knocker-Uppers History: The Alarm Clock of the Old Century | by Maryam |  Medium
Knocker-Uppers History: The Alarm Clock of the Old Century | by Maryam | Medium

Grandiloquent Word of the Day - Knocker-Up [NOK-er-uhp] (n.) - One employed  to rouse workers by knocking at their doors or windows; a human alarm-clock.  From “knock” by way of Old English “
Grandiloquent Word of the Day - Knocker-Up [NOK-er-uhp] (n.) - One employed to rouse workers by knocking at their doors or windows; a human alarm-clock. From “knock” by way of Old English “

Women in the business of waking up industrial Britain – Journal of  Victorian Culture Online
Women in the business of waking up industrial Britain – Journal of Victorian Culture Online

Grace Elliot - blog.: The Victorian Knocker-Upper
Grace Elliot - blog.: The Victorian Knocker-Upper

Knocker uppers: Waking up the workers in industrial Britain - BBC News
Knocker uppers: Waking up the workers in industrial Britain - BBC News

Knockers-up: Waking up the workers in industrial Britain, 1900-1941 - Rare  Historical Photos
Knockers-up: Waking up the workers in industrial Britain, 1900-1941 - Rare Historical Photos

Get.factual - Have you also asked yourself: "How did people back in time  woke up without an alarm clock?" Here's the answer! Before alarm clocks  existed, there were “knocker-uppers”. Those were people,
Get.factual - Have you also asked yourself: "How did people back in time woke up without an alarm clock?" Here's the answer! Before alarm clocks existed, there were “knocker-uppers”. Those were people,

Before alarm clocks became widely affordable in the 1940s and 1950s, there  were people - called “knocker-uppers” - who had the job of waking up  workers during the Industrial Revolution, often by
Before alarm clocks became widely affordable in the 1940s and 1950s, there were people - called “knocker-uppers” - who had the job of waking up workers during the Industrial Revolution, often by

Knocker uppers: Waking up the workers in industrial Britain - BBC News
Knocker uppers: Waking up the workers in industrial Britain - BBC News

Before alarm clocks were affordable, there was a profession called a “ Knocker-Up“ | The Vintage News
Before alarm clocks were affordable, there was a profession called a “ Knocker-Up“ | The Vintage News

Before There Were Alarm Clocks, Knocker-Ups Were Paid to Wake Up Their  Clients by Knocking! ~ Vintage Everyday
Before There Were Alarm Clocks, Knocker-Ups Were Paid to Wake Up Their Clients by Knocking! ~ Vintage Everyday

Before there were alarm clocks, there were “knockers- up”, who were hired  to shoot dried peas
Before there were alarm clocks, there were “knockers- up”, who were hired to shoot dried peas

Knocker uppers: Waking up the workers in industrial Britain - BBC News
Knocker uppers: Waking up the workers in industrial Britain - BBC News

Early 1900's postcard of Knocker Up man, known as the Knocker upper, (before  alarm clocks) in Accrington, Lancashire, England, U.K. posted September  1918. The Knocker Upper woke up the mill workers in
Early 1900's postcard of Knocker Up man, known as the Knocker upper, (before alarm clocks) in Accrington, Lancashire, England, U.K. posted September 1918. The Knocker Upper woke up the mill workers in

Early Birds Once Relied on Knocker-Uppers to Wake Them Up | Mental Floss
Early Birds Once Relied on Knocker-Uppers to Wake Them Up | Mental Floss

Knocker up job hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy
Knocker up job hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy

Remembering the 'Knocker-Ups' Hired to Wake Workers With Pea Shooters -  Gastro Obscura
Remembering the 'Knocker-Ups' Hired to Wake Workers With Pea Shooters - Gastro Obscura

The London 'knocker-up' – archive, 1914 | Work & careers | The Guardian
The London 'knocker-up' – archive, 1914 | Work & careers | The Guardian

How did our North East ancestors get up for work each day? Meet the 'knocker-upper'  - Chronicle Live
How did our North East ancestors get up for work each day? Meet the 'knocker-upper' - Chronicle Live

Knockers-up: Waking up the workers in industrial Britain, 1900-1941 | The  HOBBLEDEHOY
Knockers-up: Waking up the workers in industrial Britain, 1900-1941 | The HOBBLEDEHOY

Who knocked up the Knocker Upper ? – LANCASHIRE MINING MUSEUM
Who knocked up the Knocker Upper ? – LANCASHIRE MINING MUSEUM

Before There Were Alarm Clocks, Knocker-Ups Were Paid to Wake Up Their  Clients by Knocking! ~ Vintage Everyday
Before There Were Alarm Clocks, Knocker-Ups Were Paid to Wake Up Their Clients by Knocking! ~ Vintage Everyday

Who Were the Knocker-Uppers? | Snopes.com
Who Were the Knocker-Uppers? | Snopes.com

10 Awful Jobs You'll Be Glad No Longer Exist
10 Awful Jobs You'll Be Glad No Longer Exist

Knocker-uppers / Before the alarm clocks - Eirini Lachana Blog
Knocker-uppers / Before the alarm clocks - Eirini Lachana Blog

Knocker-up, sometimes known as a knocker-upper, was a profession in Britain  and Ireland that started during and lasted well into the Industrial  Revolution, when alarm clocks were neither cheap nor reliable. A
Knocker-up, sometimes known as a knocker-upper, was a profession in Britain and Ireland that started during and lasted well into the Industrial Revolution, when alarm clocks were neither cheap nor reliable. A

Before Alarm Clocks, There Were "Knocker Uppers" To Wake Up The People Of  Industrial Britain - Did You Know?
Before Alarm Clocks, There Were "Knocker Uppers" To Wake Up The People Of Industrial Britain - Did You Know?