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Phossy Jaw Report Wood, James Rushmore, 1816-1882 Phossy Jaw, Bellevue Hospital, Iroquois Confederacy, Internet Archive, The Borrowers, Free Download, Internet, Writing, History

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Removal of the entire lower jaw : Wood, James Rushmore, 1816-1882 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

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Phossy Jaw Phossy Jaw, John Snow, Victorian Life, Embarrassing Moments, Edwardian Era, Inspiration Board, Bored Panda, Victorian Era, Picture Book

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The harrowing conditions in match factories, including the use of highly poisonous white phosphorus, were not a secret in the Victorian times. However, It was not until the matchgirls' strike of 1888 that the situation started to get better.

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Women working in a match factory - Category:1871 in London - Wikimedia Commons Phossy Jaw, 19th Century London, 19th Century England, Victorian London, The Victorian Era, London History, Victoria Park, Regency Era, World's Fair

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There are a range of diseases, traumas and skeletal markers that can occur regularly with certain types of occupations. Phossy Jaw, Radium Girls, Creepy Pictures, 3d Printing Projects, Skeletal, Historical Society, Old Pictures, Victorian Era, Disease

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New Morbid Terminology: Phossy Jaw, The Occupational Disease of Matchstick Makers

There are a range of diseases, traumas and skeletal markers that can occur regularly with certain types of occupations. One historic example is called Tailor’s Notches. These are small indentations…

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Phossy Jaw! A contributor to the Match-Girl Strike of 1888 Phossy Jaw, Jerome Flynn, Ripper Street, British Tv Series, Bbc One, Ancient Mysteries, Medical History, Public Health, Disease

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The Return of the ... Dreaded Phossy Jaw

During the early 19th century, it was discovered that adding yellow (now called white) phosphorous to matchstick heads made it easier to ignite matches.

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Phossy Jaw: White phosphorous poisoning was just one hazard for factory girls in London, 1888 Phossy Jaw, Lady With The Lamp, Franz Xaver Winterhalter, The Little Match Girl, The Crystal Palace, Museum Of London, East End London, Alice Liddell, Historical Objects

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Matchgirls Strike

With London travellers today being dogged by the 24hr tube strike, I thought we would look at a strike that occurred 122 years ago in London, namely, the matchgirls strike of 1888. Mention the year 1888 to most people and the Whitechapel murders of “Jack the Ripper” will probably be the only key event that comes to mind, but the matchgirls strike was an important event in the working lives of Semi and non-skilled workers – women in particular – as it laid the foundations for our current…

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Scary Facts Horrifying True, Phossy Jaw, Scary Horror Stories, Scary Quotes, Short Creepy Stories, Scary Facts, Creepy Facts, Spooky Stories, English Factory

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Ripper Street | The strike was caused by the poor working conditions in the match factory, including fourteen-hour work days, poor pay, excessive fines and the severe health complications of working with white phosphorus, such as phossy jaw, but was sparked by the dismissal of one of the workers on or about 2 July Phossy Jaw, The Little Match Girl, Match Striker, Matchbox Art, Match Stick, Safety Matches, Match Box, Country Antiques, Light My Fire

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The London Matchgirl's Strike of 1888. Another chapter in the history of the 99%

Has anyone other than me noticed that matches (You know - They're like a lighter but biodegradable) these days are steaming chunks of shit? And, you can't even find the good ones, the "strike anywhere", kitchen matches anymore. That's what matches were when I was growing up. The other bitchen' thing about them was that they could be gun-decked into primers. A Cormac McCarthy book, "The Orchard Keeper" has a character recollecting firing a percussion shotgun with a match-head inside a…

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