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The ready reckoner; or Trader's most useful assistant, In buying and selling all sorts of commodities either wholesale or retail. Shewing at one view the amount or value of any number or quantity of goods or merchandise from one farthing to twenty shillings, either by the long or short hundred, half hundred or quarter, pound or ounce, ell or yard, &c. &c. In so plain and easy a manner, that persons quite unacquainted with arithmetic may hereby ascertain the value of any number of hundreds, pounds, ounces, ells or yards, &c at any price whatever: and to the most ready in figures, it will be equally useful by saving much time in casting up what is here correctly done to their hand. To which is added, 1. A double table of Portugal money, from 1 to 1000. 2. A table of expences or wages by the day, week, month or year. 3. A table of annuities and commission or brokerage from one to one eighth per cent. The sixth edition, with additions on board and timber measure, brickwork, and gauging by the pen and slip-rule. By Daniel Fenning, (author of the Royal English dictionary, the young measurer's complete guide, young man's book of knowledge. Use of the globes, universal spelling-book, and a new grammar of the English tongue) and others.
Fenning, Daniel.Date: M.DCC.LXXIII. [1773]- Books
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Holden's triennial directory, 1799. (In numbers.) Containing upwards of seventy thousand names; (which will be near sixty thousand more than any other.) The same being an alphabetical reference to the bankers, merchants, manufacturers, wholesale traders, shopkeepers, wharfingers, inn keepers, ship builders, &c. &c. Also the clergy, lawyer, physician, surgeon, apothecary, and private character. Likewise the name and residence of the nobility and gentry, with lists of the House of Commons, envoys at home and abroad, Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen, Directors of the bank, East India, South Sea, Hudson's Bay, and all other companies; with all the public offices, public bodies, &c. &c. within the metropolis and the villages around.
Holden, William.Date: [1799]- Books
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The Irish Merlin, or Gentleman's almanack: for the year of Our Lord 1796; being leap-year, and thirty-sixth of the reign of King George III. 'till the 25th of October. Containing [I.] The days of the week and month, sun's rising and setting, moon's phases and age, with her southing, rising and setting, the time of high water at the bar of Dublin, &c. [II.] The legislative and executive powers of the constitution of Ireland, comprising the royal family, and Houses of Lords and Commons, with the prerogatives and privileges of each. [III.] The ecclesiastical civil and military departments. IV. Lists of establishments for the regulation and support of the agriculture, trade, commerce, education, arts and sciences of this kingdom. V. The lord mayor, aldermen, and corporation of the city of Dublin, as also lists of the several public and private charities in this kingdom. VI. The fairs and roads in Ireland, and several other valuable and necessary tables of information. [Kn]ights of the most illustrious order of St. Patrick, and Baronets of Ireland. Published by Authority.
Stewart, Alexander, printer.Date: [1796]- Archives and manuscripts
[Press & Trade Adverts] - Household
Cooper McDougall & Robertson LtdDate: 1958 - 1967Reference: WF/C/M/GB/A/03Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Books
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The Federal or new ready reckoner, and traders useful assistant; in buying and selling all sorts of commodities, either wholesale or retail adapted to the federal money; shewing at one view the amount or value of any number of quantity of goods or merchandise, from half cent to one dollar and upwards either by weight or measure, together with interest tables &c. in so plain and easy a manner that persons quite unacquainted with arithmetic, may hereby ascertain the value in federal money, of any quantity of goods in weight or measure, at any price whatever.
Date: M,DCC,XCIII. [1793]- Pictures
The English coffee house in Amsterdam: shares are traded during the share price boom of 1720. Etching, ca. 1720.
Date: [1720?]Reference: 811729iPart of: Groote tafereel der dwaasheid.- Books
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Some account of an existing correspondence now carrying on between the inhabitants of the moon, and the natives of this country; To which is subjoined, a List of such Articles as are immediately wanted for the Export Trade, By some merchants just arrived from that planet, Interspersed with several useful and valuable Hints, particularly adapted to the Use of those Gentlemen who are fond of Speculation. A work strongly recommended to the perusal of the merchants, bankers, Manufacturers, Wholesale Tradesmen, Shopkeepers, Under-Writers, Insurance Brokers, and ladies of Great Britain.
Date: [1800]- Books
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Some account of an existing correspondence now carrying on between the inhabitants of the moon, and the natives of this country; To which is subjoined, a List of such Articles as are immediately wanted for the Export Trade, By some merchants just arrived from that planet Interspersed with several useful and valuable Hints, particularly adapted to the Use of those Gentlemen who are fond of Speculation. A Work well worthy the Perusal of the Merchants, Bankers, Manufacturers, Wholesale Tradesmen, Shopkeepers, Underwriters, Insurance Brokers, and Ladies of Great Britain.
Date: 1800- Books
The Fulton Fish Market : a history / Jonathan H. Rees.
Rees, Jonathan, 1966-Date: [2023]- Books
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Carington Bowles's new and enlarged catalogue of useful and accurate maps, charts, and plans; Curious and entertaining engraved and mazzotinto prints, single or in sets: writing books; including all the the branches of penmanship: black-lines, letter-file maps, and prints, school pieces, cards for schools, &c. &c. A great collection of elegant drawing books, and correct books of maps, roads, perspective, geometry, &c. Containing a great variety of new and valuable articles for the use of the nobility and gentry of Great-Britain and Ireland. Merchants exports, and shop keepers country trade. Which may be had wholesale and retail at his Map and Print Warehouse, No. 69, St. Paul's Church Yard, London.
Bowles, Carington, 1724-1793.Date: 1784]- Books
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The youth's familiar guide to trade and commerce, as it is now actually practised by the most eminent merchants. Containing Every Thing necessary to be known for carrying on any Branch of Business with Pleasure and Profit. I. The five fundamental Rules of Arithmetic, and the Principles on which they are founded fully explained. II. The Rule of Three, or Doctrine of Proportion, applied to Trade. III. The Rule of Practice, or short Methods of finding the Value of any Quantity of Goods. IV. The Rule of Fellowship, single and double. V. The Doctrine of Exchange; in which the real and imaginary Monies of the principal trading Places in Europe, the Par of Exchange, and the Course or current Price of Exchange, are considered and explained. VI. The Art of Book-Keeping, according to the Ital. Method. Vii. Various Forms of Acquitances and Promissory Notes. Viii. Bills of Exchange, both inland and foreign, with the Manner of noting and protesting them, when Acceptance or Payment is refused. IX. Bills of Parcels, adapted both to retail and wholesale Dealers. X. Bills on Book-Debts. XI. Bills of Lading and Invoices, from real Business. XII. The Business and Duty of a Factor explained. XIII. The Method of doing Business at the Water-Side, with the Manner of entering Goods at the Custom-House inwards and outwards. XIV. The present State of the British Commerce. XV. The Manner of insuring Ships and Merchandise. XVI. The Nature of mercantile Writing explained and illustrated. XVII. Law Precedents useful in Trade and Commerce. XVIII. Foreign Weights and Measures reduced to English. XIX. Questions, for exercising the Mind in the most useful Parts of Arithmetical Computation. The whole laid down in so plain and familiar a Manner, as to render it easy to be attained by the meanest Capacity. By D. Fenning, Author of the Royal English Dictionary, &c. &c. (published by the King's Authority.)
Fenning, Daniel.Date: M,DCC,LXXII. [1772]- Archives and manuscripts
J H Percival Bolton, Pharmacist
Bolton, J.H. PercivalDate: 1917Reference: GC/254- Archives and manuscripts
Speeches, 1963-1970
Date: 1963-1970Reference: WF/USA/01/02/01Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Books
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The new universal ready reckoner: or, every trader's infallible guide. Containing new and complete tables, most carefully cast up, exhibiting at one Point of View the Value or Amount of any Quantity of Goods, in Trade or Merchandise, from One Farthing to Twenty Shillings, not only by the Pound, Ounce, Yard, Ell, &c. but also by the long or short Hundred, half Hundred, &c. The Whole so calculated, to assist in Buying and Selling all Kinds of Commodities, both Wholesale and Retail, As to be of the greatest Use even to those who are acquainted with Figures, by saving considerable Time, the various Tables being so accurately executed, that they may with the utmost Safety be relied on: And to those who are entirely unacquainted with Arithmetic, such plain and easy Directions are laid down, as cannot fail of making this useful Book familiar to every Capacity; whereby may be ascertained the exact Amount of any Number of Hundreds, Pounds, Ounces, Ells, Yards, &c. whatever may be the Price. To which are added, a valuable catalogue of weights, measures, &c. also Tables for casting-up Wages by the Day, Week, Month, and Year. Revised, corrected, and improved, by John Bettesworth, Master of the Mathematical and Naval Academy, Chelsea; and Author of the New Tables of Interest, &c.
Bettesworth, John.Date: [1780?]- Books
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The eract dealer's daily companion: Instructing him throughly in all things absolately neccesary to be known by all those who would thrive in the world; and in the whole art and mystery of trade and traffick, &c. containing, a table of accounts ready cast up, for the buying or selling of any commodity, either by number, weight of measure: with a table shewing the interest, or rebace of any sum of money at 5 and 6 percent, &c. shewing the principal cities and market-towns in Great Britain and Wales, and what days of the week they are kept on; with the distance of one city and market-town from another; and in what country each city and town lies, very useful for all wholesale dealers and tradesmen. Likewise an alphabetical account of all the carriers, waggoners, and stage-coaches that come to London, Westminster, and Southwark, form all parts of England and Wales, with their days of going out. To which is added, The travellers guide, and others that go to country fairs and markets, &c. likewise rules, orders, and rates of hackney coach-men, car-men, and the fares of water-men, as they are set forth by the lord-mayor, and Court of Aldermen: and other matters not before made publick. Compos'd by N.H. merchant, in the city of London.
N. H.Date: 1721- Books
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The new universal ready reckoner; or Every trader's infallible guide: Containing, new and complete tables, most carefully cast up, and exhibiting at one point of view the value or amount of any quantity of goods in trade or merchandise, from one farthing to twenty shillings, not only by the pound, ounce, yard, ell, &c. but also by the long or short hundred, half hundred, &c. The whole so calculated, to assist in buying and selling all kinds of commodities, both wholesale and retail, as to be of the greatest use even to those who are acquainted with figures by saving considerable time, the various tables being so accurately executed, that they may with the utmost safety be relied on: and to those who are entirely unacquainted with arithmetic, such plain and easy directions are said down, as cannot fail of making this useful book familiar to every capacity; whereby may be ascertained the exact amount of any number of hundreds, pounds, ounces, ells, yards, &c. whatever may be the price. To which are added, a valuable catalogue of weights, measures, &c. and tables for casting-up wages, by the day, week, month and year. By John Bettesworth, master of the mathematical and naval Academy, Chelsca; and author of The New tables of interest; English grammar epitomized; arithmetic made easy, &c.
Bettesworth, John.Date: [1778?]- Pictures
William Allen, portrayed as an alchemist with several furnaces, the one which he stokes is labelled "Matter o'money". Coloured etching by T. Jones, 1827.
Jones, Thomas Howell, active 1828.Date: 8 March 1827Reference: 5013i- Ephemera
Oversize ephemera. EPH+20.
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Price Lists
Date: c 1910 - 1974Reference: WF/C/M/PB/18Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Archives and manuscripts
Vape Jam UK - exhibitors A-R
Date: 2017Reference: ES/VAP2017/BPart of: Exhibitions and Shows- Archives and manuscripts
Medicines - advertising to the public and marketing
Date: 1977-1985Reference: SA/PAT/C/38Part of: The Patients Association- Archives and manuscripts
Powers of Attorney (1910)
Date: 1910Reference: WF/L/07/148Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Videos
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The story of the Wellcome Foundation Ltd.
Date: 1955- Archives and manuscripts
William Ransom and Sons Limited (est.1846)
William Ransom & Son plc (est.1846), manufacturer of pharmaceuticals and grower of crude drugsDate: c.1850-1960Reference: SA/WRS- Books
The print before photography : an introduction to European printmaking, 1550-1820 / Antony Griffiths.
Griffiths, AntonyDate: 2016