Evidence: | 'Whilst waiting my turn and having observed all these things, I started to spell out a notice above the mirror, I could read enough. It said "Haircut: Men 3d., Boys 2d., Shaving, 1d." That was in 1893, near enough. Prices have gone up a little since then.' |
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Century: | 1850-1899 | ||||||||||
Date: | Between 1 Jan 1893 and 31 Dec 1893 | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
Place: | city: St Helens county: Lancashire other location: barber's shop |
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Type of Experience (Listener): |
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Reader: | Joseph Stamper |
Age | Child (0-17) |
Gender | Male |
Date of Birth | 14 Oct 1886 |
Socio-economic group: | Labourer (non-agricultural) |
Occupation: | son of ironmoulder |
Religion: | n/a |
Country of origin: | England |
Country of experience: | England |
Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Author: | [unknown] |
Title: | [notice] |
Genre: | Ephemera |
Form of Text: | Print: Advertisement, Poster |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | read in situ |
Record ID: | 11529 | |
Source - | ||
Author: | Joseph Stamper | |
Editor: | n/a | |
Title: | So long ago | |
Place of Publication: | London | |
Date of Publication: | 1960 | |
Vol: | n/a | |
Page: | 113 | |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Citation: | Joseph Stamper, So long ago (London, 1960), p. 113, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=11529, accessed: 26 April 2024 |
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