Old East End Letterheads & Receipts
September 8, 2022
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It is my delight to publish this selection of local examples from Philip Mernick‘s astonishing ephemera collection of East End. Many are remarkable for the beauty of their typographic design as well as revealing the wide range of industry and commerce.
The oldest slop shop in Wapping sold clothing for the slave trade. Click here to read about slave clothing
This advertisement was printed on a one million mark bank note from the German reich, giving it novelty value and also making a bold political statement to customers
All letterheads and receipts courtesy of Philip Mernick
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Really lovely. The handwriting is equally beautiful in many cases, although I’d struggle to decipher much of them!
A diverse collection. Wonderful snippets of history.
Thank you for imparting so much wisdom today, plus adding the visual vitamins with these
exceptional examples of typography. (my first thought was…….”Oh, to have such a letterhead!?” and then I realized that I do not even HAVE a letterhead any longer. Well, I’m showing my
age.)
The extensive article about slave clothing/quilts was incredibly insightful and rich in historic detail.
I will share it with my fellow textile devotees.
Thank you, GA, for shining a light.
Great story about Londinums past bravo hi to everyone in Londinum