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Originally Posted by Mahatatain
I'd suggest that these ages are actually a little old based on what actually happened during the industrial revolution. Kids as young as five might well be doing simple jobs and by about 12 I would imagine that kids are working as a full adult. For example a 12 year old girl will probably be nearly as productive at sewing as an adult woman.
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Probably also worth factoring in to this that there are some jobs children would be more suited to than adults, purely because of their smaller size...(they may be able to go places adults can't)