MEREM:2008.77
Brief description: small brown paper bag from E. Mills, Grocer and General Provision Dealer of Castle St. Mere, with a picture in black of a man on horseback carrying an advertisement, c.1910 -1914 Classifications: trade / confectioner / person Identifications: paper bag / sweet bag Place: Bristol Measurements: height 20 cm Material: paper, ink Completeness: […]
MEREM:2008.72
Brief description: a printed certificate, completed by hand, of the vaccination of Ellen Avery at the Surgery, Church St., Mere, signed by Charles Rumsey, Public Vaccinator and by ? Norris, Registrar and dated March 1877. Classifications: society / health / person Identifications: certificate / vaccination certificate Place: Measurements: height 34.2 cm Material: paper, ink Completeness: […]
MEREM:2008.73
Brief description: a handwritten letter from Mrs James Gray (daughter of Mary Down of Steep St., Mere) to her mother from Colorado, U.S.A. dated January 9th 1889 Classifications: society / communication / person Identifications: letter Place: Measurements: height 24 cm Material: paper, ink Completeness: complete, but in several pieces
MEREM:2008.65
Brief description: copy of an oval stamp in red on the reverse of a photograph (MEREM:2008.26.4)with the inscription: ‘Copies can be had on application S. Baverstock’, c.1910 Classifications: trade / photographer / person Identifications: document / Place: Measurements: height 13.3 cm Material: paper, ink Completeness: complete
MEREM:2008.68
Brief description: small rent book with green cover for The Cottage, Steep St., Mere, used first by Mary Down and later by her daughter, Charlotte Avery,1881 – 1918. the book contains penny stamps,1896 – 1910 Classifications: society / money / society / communication Identifications: rent book / stamps Place: London Measurements: height 16 cm Material: […]
MEREM:2008.50.1
Brief description: paper-bound book of about 220 pages published by John Walton & Co of Mere listing and illustrating items for sale with their prices, 1907-1908 Classifications: trade / person Identifications: book / price book Place: Measurements: height 20.2 cm Material: paper, glue, thread Completeness: last pages partially lost Additional images: Click the images to […]
MEREM:2008.50.2
Brief description: board-bound book of 214 pages published by John Walton & Co of Mere listing and illustrating items for sale with their prices, 1909-1910 Classifications: trade / person Identifications: book / price book Place: Measurements: height 21.5 cm Material: paper, board, fabric Completeness: complete Additional images: Click the images to view larger image
MEREM:2008.50.3
Brief description: board-bound book of 98 pages published by John Walton & Co of Mere listing and illustrating items for sale from the Grocery and Provision department, with their prices, 1934 Classifications: trade / person Identifications: book / price book Place: Measurements: height 21.5 cm Material: paper, board, fabric Completeness: complete Additional images: Click the […]
MEREM:2008.52
Brief description: book bound in red cloth with brown paper over-cover containing copies of Mere Parish Magazine (articles, illustrations and music etc.) for the year 1889, inscribed on the flyleaf, ‘Florrie Curtis with M.Snook’s best wishes, January 1891’. brown paper outer cover inscriber ‘Florence Curtis, Stourton Bath 1891’, now kept separately, with book Classifications: society […]
MEREM:2008.47.4
Brief description: copy of the London Times newspaper,stamped on page one: ‘Senate Room – Not to be taken away’ for Friday December 27th 1929 Classifications: society / communication / personalia Identifications: newspaper / Times newspaper Place: Blackfriars Measurements: height 60 cm Material: paper, ink Completeness: complete (main paper)