Comments on: The Trade Cards Of Old London https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/03/24/the-trade-cards-of-old-london-o/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Sun, 28 Mar 2021 17:21:36 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Marcia Howard https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/03/24/the-trade-cards-of-old-london-o/#comment-1371990 Sun, 28 Mar 2021 17:21:36 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=186138#comment-1371990 A wonderful glimpse into the past. Thank you as always for sharing these gems with us

]]> By: Christine Godman https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/03/24/the-trade-cards-of-old-london-o/#comment-1371535 Wed, 24 Mar 2021 10:45:58 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=186138#comment-1371535 Love this post, have just ordered your book and look forward to reading it. Thank you.

]]> By: Jill Wilson https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/03/24/the-trade-cards-of-old-london-o/#comment-1371522 Wed, 24 Mar 2021 08:40:37 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=186138#comment-1371522 These are brilliant and give a wonderful insight into the trades and concerns of previous Londoners (one wonders for instance what the ‘left off wiggs’ offered by the peruke seller were? Second hand wigs perhaps?)

I also thoroughly recommend The Gentle Author’s London Album to any one who hasn’t got one yet. It is my favourite of all the Spitalfields Life publications as it is full of all the things one expects from the Gentle Author – brilliant writing, fabulous photos and lots of fascinating London ephemera like the trade cards above. And all beautifully produced of course!

Ooh – and it makes a wonderful present for anyone interested in all things London.

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