16 Professions That Have Almost Disappeared. Knowing Them Can Help You Solve Quite a Few Crossword Puzzles

Technology progress and mass production have swept away a number of jobs and there are some that are facing extinction for the same reason.

Jobs that walk away

Many professions common at the beginning of 20th century are absent from today’s market. Their work is redundant as it has been replaced by large production plants. Finding anyone doing any of the jobs listed below is not an easy thing to do.

#1 She helped women during labor, which usually took place at home. The job was usually done by women.

16 Professions That Have Almost Disappeared. Knowing Them Can Help You Solve Quite a Few Crossword Puzzles
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The answer: an accoucheuse

 

#2 A man working in a printing house who had to put all elements to be printed onto a page.

16 Professions That Have Almost Disappeared. Knowing Them Can Help You Solve Quite a Few Crossword Puzzles
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The answer: a clicker

#3 This person would make saddles, harnesses and other horse-riding accessories

16 Professions That Have Almost Disappeared. Knowing Them Can Help You Solve Quite a Few Crossword Puzzles
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The answer: a harness maker or a saddler

#4 He worked in public baths preparing the place for visitors

16 Professions That Have Almost Disappeared. Knowing Them Can Help You Solve Quite a Few Crossword Puzzles
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The answer: a bath attendant

 

#5 A craftsman manufacturing caps

16 Professions That Have Almost Disappeared. Knowing Them Can Help You Solve Quite a Few Crossword Puzzles
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The answer: a cap-maker

#6 A person who would shout out loud important announcements in towns and cities

16 Professions That Have Almost Disappeared. Knowing Them Can Help You Solve Quite a Few Crossword Puzzles
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The answer: A town crier or a bellman

#7 A woman who designs and makes hats for women

16 Professions That Have Almost Disappeared. Knowing Them Can Help You Solve Quite a Few Crossword Puzzles
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The answer: a milliner

 

#8 A craftsman making and fixing guns

16 Professions That Have Almost Disappeared. Knowing Them Can Help You Solve Quite a Few Crossword Puzzles
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The answer: a gunsmith

 

#9 A woman whose job was doing the laundry, without any machines of course.

16 Professions That Have Almost Disappeared. Knowing Them Can Help You Solve Quite a Few Crossword Puzzles
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The answer: a laundress

#10 He built and repaired stoves

16 Professions That Have Almost Disappeared. Knowing Them Can Help You Solve Quite a Few Crossword Puzzles
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The answer: a stove fitter

#11 They would shave, extract teeth, fix broken bones and cure mild diseases

16 Professions That Have Almost Disappeared. Knowing Them Can Help You Solve Quite a Few Crossword Puzzles
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The answers: a feldsher, a barber

#12 They collect and grow herbs to prepare medication based on them

16 Professions That Have Almost Disappeared. Knowing Them Can Help You Solve Quite a Few Crossword Puzzles
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The answer: a herbalist

#13 They make sieves

16 Professions That Have Almost Disappeared. Knowing Them Can Help You Solve Quite a Few Crossword Puzzles
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The answer: a siever

#14 They cleaned the cloth and prepared it for processing

16 Professions That Have Almost Disappeared. Knowing Them Can Help You Solve Quite a Few Crossword Puzzles
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The answer: a fullo

#15 This person created text on a machine to be stored and transferred to a printing mechanism

16 Professions That Have Almost Disappeared. Knowing Them Can Help You Solve Quite a Few Crossword Puzzles
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The answer: a typesetter

#16 A craftsman who makes objects of tin or bronze

16 Professions That Have Almost Disappeared. Knowing Them Can Help You Solve Quite a Few Crossword Puzzles
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The answer: a pewter maker

Would you add any other jobs to the list?