Job assignments: Crawling down a chimney. You crawl in and hustle your way into the flues while scraping and sweeping away soot.

Salary: 50 öre/week plus board and lodging

Working hours: You work until you are done.

Working conditions: Being a sweeper boy is a risky job. Keeping your balance on the rooftops can be difficult. It's also a dirty job and it's not good for your health to breathe in a lot of soot. Many sweaper boys did not work voluntarily. Often, the cleaners obtained labor from orphanages.