Picking oakum was a common occupation in Victorian times in British prisons and workhouses. In 1862, girls under 16 at Tothill Fields Bridewell had to pick 1 pound a day, and boys under 16 had to pick 1.5 pounds. Over the age of 16, girls and boys had to pick 1.5 pounds and 2 pounds per day respectively.
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C. A. Nothnagle Log House (also known as Braman-Nothnagle Log House) is a historic house on Swedesboro-Paulsboro Road in Gibbstown, New Jersey, near Swedesboro, Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. It is one of the oldest surviving log houses in the United States.