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Total number of records: 27

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Books and printed items17
Archives7
Indexes3

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Brotherton Collection9
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society5
Brotherton Collection Manuscript Verse3
English Literature3
John Evan Bedford Library of Furniture History2
Art and Antique Market1
Business Archives1
Ripon Cathedral1

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decoration and ornament4
furniture4
furniture design3
architecture2
clocks and watches2
drawing2
engraving2
science2
auctions1
candelabra1

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Great Britain3
England1
Scotland1

Top 10: People and organisations

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Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)7
Chippendale, Thomas (1718-1779)3
Chippendale, Thomas, 1718-17793
Great Britain2
Imison, John (1788)2
Lodge, John (1785-1823)2
Anonymous1
Bentley, R (1708-1782)1
Cleveland, John ?1
Colinet, A?1

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Archive Item

Letter to Ralph Thoresby from George Plaxton

22 Sep 1703

Regarding the Clog-Almanac [Clock almanac?]

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Bargain and sale of dwelling house in Gallaber

29 Nov 1766

1. John Sarjeantson of Giggleswick, comber 2. Thomas Hargreves of Settle, clock maker

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Archive File

Receipt

3/7/1787

Receipt from John Johnson for £14.19.3d from John Wheatley for valuing the old White Cloth Hall and transferring the cupola and clock etc to the now hall,

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The burnynge of Paules church in London in the yeare of oure Lord 1561. and the iiii. day of June by lyghtnynge, at three of the clocke, at after noone, which continued terrible and helplesse vnto nyght... [etc.]

Pilkington, James (1520?-1576)

1563

The author's name appears on p. [3] as "the reuerend Bysshop of Duresme". Colophon: Imprynted at London by Wyllyam Seres... the tenth of March. Anno. 1563.

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Archive Print Item

A catalogue of the household furniture, and other effects, in and about the Mansion House of the late Right. Hon. Viscountess Fane, deceased, at Little Compton, in the County of Gloucester; which will be sold at auction, on the premises, by Wm. Holtom, on the 25th, 27th, and 28th days of this instant June, 1792

Fane, Susanna Viscountess (1706-1792); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); William Holtom, Chipping Norton

1792

To be viewed the Saturday before, and Mornings of sale till half past ten o'clock, at which time the auction will begin each day.

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Title: A witty definition of a good wife: 'A good wife shoud be like three things which 3 things she shoud not be like.'

Author: Anonymous

Date(s): 1778 (at end)

Manuscript: Lt 99

Contents: Witty characterisation of a good wife, in which it is deemed that wives should resemble snails, echoes and clocks, but only in certain ways, and not in others. Followed by note attributing the poem to the "Reading Paper Oct 5th/78".

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Small accounts and vouchers

1780-1792

Including payments for clock and clock repairs, furniture and furnishings, hats, piano hire, gunpowder, oranges, fabrics and mercery, jewellery, large stove Also: post horses, incidental expenses inc...

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Archive File

Merlin's Mechanical Exhibition

1794

The file comprises a copy of 'Merlin's Mechanical Exhibition. Catalogue of the different pieces of Mechanism, exhibited at his Great Room, No. 11, Princes-street, Hanover-Square; which is open every ...

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NOTEBOOK OF WILLIAM ASHE OF CLAPHAM

18th century

Commonpace book including accounts, notes of monies received and paid, also copies of the English of Cato's verses/distiches [The Distichs of Cato]. Includes interesting payments e.g. payment to churc...

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