In this video, a woman shows us the "Victorian death stairs" in her home. During the Victorian era, servants' stairs were often far too narrow, steep, and windy to meet people's safety needs. Walking down these stairs too quickly or while trying to balance items often led to injuries and even deaths from tumbles. — Read the rest
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