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Union News, issue 346
Archive Item

Archive Print piece

The Merchant of Venice. IV. i. 221 - IV. i. 346

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

1623

First Folio page number: (180)

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Archive Print piece

The Merchant of Venice. IV. i. 346 - IV. ii. 12

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

1623

First Folio page number: (181)

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Archive Print Item

[Trade catalogue of Ewart & Son, bath factory and metal works, 346 Euston Road, London N.W.]

Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Ewart & Son, Ltd.

[between 1870 and 1890?]

"Ewart & Son, 346, Euston Road, city office, Moorgate Station buildings, E.C."--Cover.

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Archive File

(Arr.) Two Jerome Kern Transcriptions

1985-1994

1985, 1994 pf duet Ink, on gathering of two bifolia of 24-stave music MS paper. 1 Let's say goodnight (from Sunny): dated 1994 2 Dance away the night (from Show Boat): dated 1985

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Chemistry notebook of Sir Thomas Edward Thorpe

Thorpe, Sir Thomas Edward (1845-1925)

c.1872-c.1876

Notebook containing tables of experimental data, mainly on physical chemistry

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Coin

Denomination: denarius

Date(s): 111-10 BCE

Issuer/creator: Appius Claudius Pulcher; Titus Mallius; Titus Maloleius; Titus Manlius Mancinus; Quintus Urbinus

Place: Rome

Material: silver


Textile

Class C Woollen and Worsted Dress Fabrics

Yorkshire College

1896

A hardback with black covers, red label and gold text on spine. Book no.4. Contains samples of varied patterned and unpatterned woven fabrics. Samples numbered, pp 275.

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Textile

Soieries Été 1954 pour échantillonnage Été 1955 Envoi G

Société des Nouveautés Textiles

1954-1955

Softback with buff coloured covers. Black text on cover. Contains garment fabric samples including jacquard weave, gauze, organzine, toile. Woven patterning in 1-4 colours includes floral sprigs, o...

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Textile

sampler

Pesel, Louisa F (1947)

late 19th-mid 20th Century

Length of plain woven natural coloured linen with all four raw edges turned to the reverse side and stitched into position with a decorative cream cotton stitch on the face side. The fabric is divided...

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