Manuscript pocket book of an unnamed West Midlands auctioneer containing auction records, particularly of canal barges and their equipment
TitleManuscript pocket book of an unnamed West Midlands auctioneer containing auction records, particularly of canal barges and their equipment
ReferenceMS/0560
Date
September 1834 - October 1834
Scope and ContentFor each sale the purchaser of each lot and the prices realised are entered, with the relevant printed cut-outs from the catalogues being mounted opposite.
Sales include 16 September 1834 at Conderton of livestock and farming implements; 24 September 1834 at Diglis Basin, Worcester of many sets of 'boat geering', 14 named canal boats, equipment and stores (the contents of each all fully detailed later in the book); 24 September 1834 at Tewkesbury of barge parts, cast-iron and wooden cranes etc; 29 September 1834 at Gloucester of equipment from Barge Basin Warehouse and Wharf, cast-iron cranes, the trow 'Enterprise', Severn barge 'Sally' and lightener 'Paul Pry'; and of 29 September 1834 again at Diglis Basin of 4 unnamed canal boats (which were among the 14 sold on 24 September).
Other sales are of personal belongings, household furniture etc.
Sales include 16 September 1834 at Conderton of livestock and farming implements; 24 September 1834 at Diglis Basin, Worcester of many sets of 'boat geering', 14 named canal boats, equipment and stores (the contents of each all fully detailed later in the book); 24 September 1834 at Tewkesbury of barge parts, cast-iron and wooden cranes etc; 29 September 1834 at Gloucester of equipment from Barge Basin Warehouse and Wharf, cast-iron cranes, the trow 'Enterprise', Severn barge 'Sally' and lightener 'Paul Pry'; and of 29 September 1834 again at Diglis Basin of 4 unnamed canal boats (which were among the 14 sold on 24 September).
Other sales are of personal belongings, household furniture etc.
Extent1 volume
Physical descriptionContains approximately 100 pages, interleaved with blotting paper
LanguageEnglish
Levelfonds
Repository nameScience Museum, London
Conditions governing accessOpen Access
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