I remember all of the above, also spills to light the fire, using newspaper in front of a dustpanwhich was placed into the fire grate  to help the fire draw, many a time newspaper caught fire and my father srewed it up in his hands.

At one time I was manageress of a paint and wallpaper shop, had to trim the edges off the wallpaper on a machine, also mixed paint to the shade that customers wanted.it was only a small shop. two employees, so everyone mucked in, enjoyed that job.

Margaret x