Lamplighters had to light up the gas lamps before electricity
Electrical power is something that we should not take for granted. The world has changed a lot since its invention, but it happened so long ago that we do not even think about how different life would be without it. That is why it is important to learn about the times before we had this incredible technology.
Ever since there have been large cities in the world, there have been lamplighters. In their earlier days, their work consisted of lighting candles that could barely illuminate the streets before their light was completely consumed. In the 19th century, lamplighters had to fill the lamps with gas and then light them.