# @wild_history_uk on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DZnNEPFIuYY
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/66798241-wild-history-uk-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/9d9fe4b72b.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-06-15T16:04:41.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Wild History Shocking Stories From the Past (@wild_history_uk) — https://gondola.cc/wild_history_uk

## Caption

She was six, and she worked underneath a moving machine.
In Victorian cotton mills, tiny children crawled beneath the spinning machines to clear loose cotton — while the machines kept running, because stopping them cost money. A moment too slow could cost a hand, or a life.
Small, cheap, and easily replaced.
#BritishHistory #ForgottenHistory #VictorianHistory #SocialHistory #HiddenHistory

## Stats

- **Views:** 2,770
- **Likes:** 93
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- **Comments:** 7

## Tags

socialhistory, forgottenhistory, victorianhistory, britishhistory, hiddenhistory

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