Back before these hi-tech days, these were the Sunderland jobs you might have loved.
They were masters of their trade and these Wearside workers had decades of experience in professions you may not be so familiar with.
Ever fancied being an ostler, a clippie or a lighthouse keeper?
How about a steeplejack, chimney sweep or a farrier.
We have them all - and more - in these Echo archive photos.
5. An ostler at work
Dick Lightie is pictured training one of the ponies for work on the coal face of the pits. The photo was taken in Ryhope in 1947. | se
6. Keeping watch
Lighthouse keeper Bill Emmerson was pictured inside the 77ft high Roker Lighthouse in this look back to October 1952. | se
7. The traditional way
These expert steeplejacks demolished the 187 ft high chimney at the Coburn works of George Cohen & Co iron engineers in 1952. They cut away the base, put in wood supports, soaked it with paraffin, and then set it on fire. | se
8. Tot's trade
Tot Sharman was plying his trade as a farrier at the Gilbridge Avenue blacksmiths shop of Vaux Brewery in 1955. | se