Christchurch Fusee Chain Gang. Who were they, what they did, how they lived
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- Author(s) Newman, Sue
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 2010
- Pages 256pp; illus
- Publisher Amberley
- Place Published Stroud
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- Name Worker / employee & work, women alone
- Name Worker / employee welfare inc working conditions, compensation, etc
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Manufacture of fusee chains for watches of which Christchurch was the centre. Work undertaken by women and inmates of workhouses with detrimental effect on their eyesight. Leading firms were Cox & Co, 1790-1885; Jenkins & Sons, 1813-1914; and W Hart & Son, 1845-96. Each receives significant coverage