William Dobson billhead
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Type of record: Archive
Title: William Dobson billhead
Classmark: MS 2241/4/3/247
Creator(s): William Dobson
Site Location(s): Based in - London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom( 51.5085, -0.12574 )
Date(s): 6 Nov 1827
Size and medium: 1 billhead
Manifest: https://iiif.library.leeds.ac.uk/presentation/cc/mxqnmx42
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/721558
Collection group(s): Art and Antique Market | John Evan Bedford Library of Furniture History
Description
Decorative 19th century engraved billhead of William Dobson. Street number 152 ensconced in decorative wheel in centre of card with items for sale listed in spokes of wheels in each corner of card. Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom at bottom of card, above manuscript ink note 'Mr Kitson Nov 6 1827 Reparing Shaving Case new Partitions &c 3/ received Wm Dobson'
Transcription: Bought of Wm [William] Dobson, HARDWAREMAN, STATIONER &c, 152 Strand, London. Dealer in fine Cutlery, Manufactures Pocket Books, Writing Desks, Shaving, Drefsing [Dressing] Cases &c. BY HIS MAJESTY'S ROYAL LETTERS PATENT, Portable Machines, to ventilate & circulate the Air in Rooms, disperse Fumes, Effluvia &c. Also to Chase away Dangerous & troublesome Winged Insects & other Useful Purposes. Pocket Marine Compafses [Compasses] Warranted, Reeve's Colour Cafes [Cases], Ivory &c Toothpick Cafes [Cases], Variety of Smelling Bottles, Leather Snuff Boxes &c. Patent Mechanical Cork-screws, Best Warranted Black Lead Pencils, Pocket Shaving Cafes [Cases], Work & Netting Boxes, Tin Drefsing Cafes [Dressing Cases], Writing Portfolios. Elegant & Plain Opera Glafses [Glasses], Curious Sporting Instruments, Excellent Warranted Razors, Silver Pens and Pencil Cases, Silver Blad Knives. Patent Snuffers & Wafer Seals, Pat [Patent] Letter copying Machines & Desks, Ebony Ink Stands, Medicine
Chests & Cafes [Cases], Tea Chefts [Chests] & Caddies, Inlaid Tunbridge Wares
Physical characteristics
Technique: engraving
Medium: print
Support: paper
Object: width 212mm height 110mm
Access and usage
Access
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