Usually he has a stick in his hand, and this is armed with a spike or hook, for the purpose of more easily turning over the heaps of ashes or dirt that are thrown out of the houses, and discovering whether they contain anything that is saleable at the rag-and-bottle or marine-store shop. — Henry Mayhew These bone-grubbers, as they were sometimes known, would typically spend nine or ten hours searching the streets of London for anything of value, before returning to their lodgings to sort whatever they had found.
Usually he has a stick in his hand, and this is armed with a spike or hook, for the purpose of more easily turning over the heaps of ashes or dirt that are thrown out of the houses, and discovering whether they contain anything that is saleable at the rag-and-bottle or marine-store shop.» – Henry Mayhew فقد كان كاسحو العظام، كما يطلق عليهم في بعض الأحيان، يقضون من تسع إلى عشر ساعات يبحثون في شوارع لندن عن أي شيء ذي قيمة، قبل عودتهم إلى النزل لتصنيف ما جمعوه.