Lucky Chimney Sweeper, Tallinn.

“The story behind this bronze chimney sweep statue is that when people saw a chimney sweep on the street they would do all that they could to touch the buttons on the sweep’s coat. This was because chimney sweeps in Estonia once had golden buttons on their uniform and it was considered lucky if you could get one of the buttons for yourself. As members of the public would try and steal the ‘lucky buttons’, chimney sweeps in Tallinn would often be seen with some of the buttons missing from their coats.”