Just read that a barber in 18th century London could get fined for working on a Sunday

Found it in this old trade guild book at the library, they took their day off seriously back then. Ever hear any other wild old-school barber rules?

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sarahpatel1mo ago

Fining barbers for Sunday work seems totally fair when you look at the whole picture. Those guild rules protected workers from being forced to work seven days a week. Without a set day off, owners would have just pushed for more hours. It was a basic labor right that kept the job from taking over their whole lives.

stella_rodriguez1mo ago

Wait, but what about barbers who actually wanted to work Sundays for extra cash?

jesse_craig261mo ago

But what about the barbers who really needed that Sunday money? I mean, maybe they had a kid or bills to pay and wanted the extra hours.