Comments on: Old Whitechapel Letterheads & Receipts

By: David Johnson

David Johnson — Wed, 05 Jul 2023 13:15:05 +0000

Wonderful collection – I especially liked the polite prospective 1937 letter from D & D Levy. So different from the moronic cold calls you have to endure (or in my case generally not) these days.
For some reason, my Dad kept all his receipts during the first 10 years of my parents’ marriage, so we have a superb snapshot of some of the many small businesses around Huddersfield in the 1950s.

By: John Masters

John Masters — Wed, 05 Jul 2023 11:14:21 +0000

Great stuff, as always.
The bill for Beef & Butter advertises a “Marmite Bonus” can anyone shed light?

By: Joan Johnson

Joan Johnson — Wed, 05 Jul 2023 11:11:04 +0000

Loved reading this assortment of receipts from the various merchants of Whitechapel. It would be great to see these and others like them gathered together and published as a book.

By: Bernie

Bernie — Wed, 05 Jul 2023 10:21:09 +0000

Here, in my Glasgow garage, you will find saws, planes and other tools that were “bought of Buck & Hickman” by my father, Hymie, who made furniture during most of the last century at various addresses in Curtain Rd., Hoxton Sq., and Dalston.

By: Rick Armiger

Rick Armiger — Wed, 05 Jul 2023 08:33:07 +0000

I’m so pleased the GA (and friends) keeps and documents these.

I appreciate it’s a wee bit off-topic, but our workshop had a tiny creamy ’62 fiat giardiniera station wagon convertible and it was perfect for deliveries to museum clients, to crossrail and our architects. The sides were painted as a tradesman’s van in the style seen here (Woollen Merchants Gordon & Son).

Happy Days

By: Muskoka

Muskoka — Wed, 05 Jul 2023 06:29:09 +0000

These old letterheads and receipts give us a glimpse of the past in Whitechapel. They show us what businesses were like and also have nice designs. It’s interesting to look at them and imagine what life was like back then.