J. H. Barlow trade card (advertisement)
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Type of record: Archive
Title: J. H. Barlow trade card (advertisement)
Classmark: MS 2241/4/1/75
Creator(s): John Hawkins Barlow; R. T. Ovendon
Site Location(s): Based in - London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom( 51.5085, -0.12574 )
Date(s): c.1816
Size and medium: 1 trade card (advertisement)
Manifest: https://iiif.library.leeds.ac.uk/presentation/cc/szrbbh6g
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/718515
Collection group(s): Art and Antique Market | John Evan Bedford Library of Furniture History
Description
Pictorial 19th century engraved trade card of J. H. Barlow [John Hawkins Barlow], 'I' thought to be used interchangeably. Images of tea service and breakfast service laid out on two tables. Trader details in a variety of typefaces with two paragraphs of text in italics regarding use and inventor.
Transcription: I [J]. H. BARLOW No 15, Leicester Place, Leicester Square. having obtained his MAJESTY'S ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. For his IMPROVEMENTS on TEA & COFFEE URNS, upon a Construction to answer every purpose at the BREAKFAST AND TEA TABLE embracing Comfort, Ease and Decorum. At Breakfast and in Domestic Families where two KINDS of TEA are used, it can be poured out as strong to suit every palate or diluted as weak as required, without the trouble of taking the CUPS to the URN or KETTLE for that purpose. Ladies who preside at the TEA TABLE, can make TWO KINDS of TEA which can be poured out seperately, or mixed at pleasure, and COFFEE at the same time. The Construction of those URNS being on the DISTILL principle, it's found by Experiment that ONE POUND of TEA in THREE is saved and the strength and flavour is retained from evaporation. THE INVENTOR has also a PATENT TEA BOARD to be used and correspondent with the URN, which by a simple Plan, conveys the CUP to the Person intended, in the
Introduction of this ELEGANT BREAKFAST and TEA SERVICE, the Patentee has relieved Ladies from the fatigue and trouble experienced in making TEA for a few Friends by the expensive and laborious use of the extra TEA and COFFEE POT. Ovendons sc. 8 Newcastle Court
Physical characteristics
Technique: engraving
Medium: print
Support: paper
Object: width 90mm height 235mm
Access and usage
Access
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