https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/05/19/receipts-from-londons-oldest-ironmongers/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Tue, 28 May 2013 12:05:21 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/05/19/receipts-from-londons-oldest-ironmongers/#comment-111226 Sun, 19 May 2013 16:15:05 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=89404#comment-111226 Interesting to see all those fine decorated typefaces among the engraved ones, and also that they spelled colour without the U – clearly not as USA as the spelling nuts would have us believe!

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/05/19/receipts-from-londons-oldest-ironmongers/#comment-111177 Sun, 19 May 2013 10:06:37 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=89404#comment-111177 The large “Bought of” and “Dr. to ” (Debtor to) were still in use on invoices up to the 1940’s
The Victorian stamps on the receipts are probably worth more now than the goods that they receipted at the time
Gary

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/05/19/receipts-from-londons-oldest-ironmongers/#comment-111154 Sun, 19 May 2013 07:20:56 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=89404#comment-111154 This and your previous article are fascinating. I have walked down Hackney Road but not noticed this shop, I will look out for it next time I am in the area! Amazing to think the business has been there so long.
I see some of the invoices are from companies in my home city of Birmingham a major place for the manufacture of bolts, screws and other items a hardware shop would stock.

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