https://fromoldbooks.org/r/5H/pages/845-victorian-paupers-christmas/

Picture: Thomas Morten (1836‒1866) (yes, died at 30) engraved by Dalziel brothers, to accompany a poem, An Orphan’s Family Christmas, by Gerald Massey. See link for poem

They were so poor they had no turnspit (clockwork meat spit)! it was a major part of the industrial revolution.

The Dalziel studio also engraved the Alice in Wonderland pics

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