Before Alarm Clocks, There Were Knocker Uppers

Imagine life without alarm clocks. Workdays would start at noon, breakfast would be brunch, and no one would make it to class before the first bell. From the early 1800s through the 1960s, factory workers didnt have much of a choice. To get to work on time, they relied on knockeruppers, aka, human alarm clocks. Using long bamboo sticks, or peashooters, Britains knockeruppers would stroll down the streets rapping at windows to help their patrons kickstart their days. SUBSCRIBE: