Hucker (profession)
Hucker was a simple physical labor occupation in construction .
activity
Hucker are construction workers who carry the material required on a construction site in large metal containers on their backs to where it is needed. There was room for up to 32 bricks on the Huckerstuhl . The mortar was also transported to the construction site by hucksters in so-called Tubben (can-like vessels). In part, the term is still used today for construction workers.
post war period
In the post-war period, the main task of Hucker was to transport the bricks that had been exposed from the rubble to the required location in the construction company. For this purpose, an L-shaped metal device was used, which was attached to the back with straps. About 30 bricks could be transported with one load. Since there was hardly any mechanical equipment - such as lifts - available in post-war Berlin until well into the 1950s, ladders were installed with the help of which the Hucker reached the upper floors. Using this system of ladders and boardwalks, the Hucker fed stone and cement to the masons .
The rebuilding of Berlin is largely thanks to the hard and not harmless use of the Hucker. So far, the Hucker has not received an honor or a culture of remembrance.
term
The pig originally referred to the traveling salesman's bundle, which he carried piggyback on his back. From this the concept of the hucker developed. In this context there is also the expression "knock someone off the hook".
