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Offline little_fagg

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And another one.. Electrical stoker
« on: Friday 27 February 15 14:22 GMT (UK) »
Anyone got any ideas what an electrical stoker might do.. I was thinking lights/lanterns

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Re: And another one.. Electrical stoker
« Reply #1 on: Friday 27 February 15 14:34 GMT (UK) »
He probably stoked the boilers in an electricty generating plant. A stoker is someone who feeds and tends a furnace.

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