Packing goods at Butler's Wharf, London
Large amounts of casual labour were required when trade was good because almost all the work of moving and loading goods was done by hand. Here tea is being weighed and packed into tea chests c1910.
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Large amounts of casual labour were required when trade was good because almost all the work of moving and loading goods was done by hand. Here tea is being weighed and packed into tea chests c1910.
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