William Dobson billhead
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
William Dobson billhead - image 1
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
William Dobson billhead - image 2
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
Metadata
| Identifier | mxqnmx42 |
| IRN | 721558 |
| Class Mark | MS 2241/4/3/247 |
| Level | Item |
| Type of Record | Archives - ISAD(G) |
| Peristent Link | http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/mxqnmx42 |
| Collection(s) | Art and Antique Market, John Evan Bedford Library of Furniture History |
| Category | Archive |
| Technique | engraving |
| Medium | |
| Support | paper |
| Object | width 212mm height 110mm |
| Parent Record | Furniture Trade Cards, Billheads and Miscellaneous Ephemera |
| Creator(s) | William Dobson |
| Date | 6 Nov 1827 |
| Size and Medium | 1 billhead |