▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁" B rum mag em " ▁was ▁still ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁term ▁for ▁B irmingham . ▁Some ▁people ▁still ▁used ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁general ▁term ▁for ▁anything ▁cheap ▁and ▁sh od dy ▁dis gu ised ▁as ▁something ▁better . ▁It ▁was ▁used ▁figur atively ▁in ▁this ▁context ▁to ▁refer ▁to ▁moral ▁f ak ery : ▁for ▁instance , ▁the ▁Times ▁leader , ▁ 2 9 ▁January ▁ 1 8 3 8 , ▁reported ▁Sir ▁Robert ▁Pe el ' s ▁sl ur ▁on ▁an ▁oppon ent : ▁"[ who ] ▁knew ▁the ▁sort ▁of ▁Br um mag em ▁stuff ▁he ▁had ▁to ▁deal ▁with , ▁treated ▁the ▁p ledge ▁and ▁him ▁who ▁made ▁it ▁with ▁utter ▁ind ifference ". ▁ ▁One ▁particularly ▁negative ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁word ▁is ▁" br um mag em ▁sc rew driver ", ▁a ▁term ▁for ▁a ▁ham mer , ▁a ▁j ibe ▁which ▁suggested ▁that ▁Br umm ie ▁workers ▁were ▁un sk illed ▁and ▁uns oph istic ated , ▁though ▁it ▁was ▁similarly ▁applied ▁to ▁the ▁French ▁and ▁Irish . ▁ ▁The ▁negative ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁word ▁was ▁included ▁in ▁several ▁diction aries ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁C arts ▁were ▁passing ▁to ▁and ▁fro ; ▁groups ▁of ▁Indians ▁squ atting ▁on ▁their ▁ha unch es ▁were ▁ch atter ing ▁together , ▁and ▁displaying ▁to ▁one ▁another ▁the ▁fl aring ▁red ▁and ▁yellow ▁hand ker ch ief s , ▁the ▁scar let ▁blank ets , ▁and ▁mus k ets ▁of ▁the ▁most