▁were ▁small ▁and ▁skin ny . ▁They ▁were ▁sometimes ▁called ▁" The ▁Dev il ' s ▁O wn " ▁for ▁the ▁tr icks ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁get ▁up ▁to . ▁As ▁a ▁rule ▁they ▁would ▁go ▁bare foot ▁except ▁at ▁the ▁col dest ▁times ▁of ▁year . ▁ ▁At ▁Qu ar ry ▁Bank ▁Mill ▁in ▁St yal , ▁England , ▁near ▁Manchester , ▁a ▁do f fer ▁earned ▁ 1 s / 6 d ▁a ▁day ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 0 , ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 8 3 1 ▁was ▁ear ning ▁from ▁ 2 s . ▁to ▁ 3 s . ▁a ▁day . ▁An ▁over look er ' s ▁w age ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁period ▁rose ▁from ▁ 1 5 s . ▁to ▁ 1 7 s . ▁In ▁Le eds ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 3 0 s ▁a ▁do f fer ▁could ▁ear n ▁ 4 s . ▁to ▁ 5 s . ▁In ▁the ▁text ile ▁industry ▁in ▁Britain , ▁w ages ▁for ▁children ▁continued ▁to ▁rise ▁stead ily ▁compared ▁to ▁those ▁for ▁adult s ▁during ▁the ▁period ▁from ▁ 1 8 3 0 ▁to ▁ 1 8 6 0 , ▁indicating ▁that ▁demand ▁was ▁out st ri pping ▁supply . ▁In ▁B elf ast ▁lin en ▁fact ories ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁girls ▁were ▁employed ▁as ▁do ff ers , ▁ear ning ▁the ▁equivalent ▁of ▁US ▁$ 1 . 4 3 ▁daily ▁( about ▁ 6 s . ▁at ▁the ▁time .) ▁ ▁North