Brief description: bill for 8s 7d for meat issued by George Brice and Sons of Mere, purveyors of home-killed meat, to Mr F. G. Coombes, dated April 1948
height: 13.6 cm
width: 13 cm
Classifications:
trade | butcher |
Material: paper and ink
Condition: fair
Brief description: bill for cow medicine for £1. 5s issued by J. C. Dewey Inspector and Agent for the Phoenix and Warden Insurance Companies and medicinal preparations for domestic and small animals, to Messrs Coombes West Knoyle, datged September 1947; acknowledgement of payment of bill on January 6th 1948 noted on bottom of sheet
height: 17.3cm
width: 25 cm
Classifications:
agriculture | cattle |
Material: paper and ink
Condition: fair
Brief description: bill for £1 for a floral wreath issued to Mr Coombes West Knoyle by Burden and Sons of Mere, dated 24th November 1949. Note of receipt dated 8th December 1949.
height: 20.4 cm
width: 10.9 cm
Classifications:
agriculture | cattle |
Material: paper and ink
Condition: fair
Brief description: Bill addressed to Messrs Coombs Bros. from West End Laundry (John Walton and Co Ltd) for £4 2s 1d for laundry services, June 1950
Associated date: 1950
height: 26.4 cm
width: 10.7 cm
Classifications:
trade | laundry |
Material: paper
Condition: good
Brief description: receipted bill (with stamp for 2d) addressed to Messrs. Coombs Bros from the Three Counties Laundry, Mere, Wilts for £2 17s 11 1/2d for laundry services, September 1955
Associated date: 1950
height: 26.6 cm
width: 10.5 cm
Classifications:
trade | laundry |
Material: paper, ink
Condition: good
Brief description: bill for two pairs of Bull’s Eye Wellingtons and another item (illegible), from David Austin to Mr Coombes,1940s; acknowledgement of payment of bill on Dec. 10th noted and signed D. C. Austin
height: 20.2 cm
width: 13.3 cm
Classifications:
trade | shopkeeper | person | shoes |
Material: paper and ink
Condition: fair
Brief description: thick, cream, deckle-edged Christmas and New Year greetings card with a drawing of the Old Ship Hotel on the front (signed ‘Roulston 52’ ?), with printed greetings inside, inscribed: ‘To my Eggy friends, may they come bigger and bigger than ever’ and signed ‘Geo and Helen Parkes’, undated, 1950s?
Associated person: Coombes, Messrs
Associated date: 1950
height: 11.6 cm
width: 15.6 cm (folded)
Classifications:
society | communication | decorative art |
Material: thick paper, ink
Condition: good
Brief description: large metal (?steel) cleaver with a hooked end, marked ELWELL 1942 with a further v-shaped symbol, and on the reverse W nor M, used for splitting a carcase in half, mid 20th century
Associated person: Nurden, Robert M., Mr
Associated date: 1980
length: 81.5 cm
height: 23.5 cm (at highest point)
Classifications:
trade | butcher | person |
Material:
Condition: good
Brief description: heavy metal saw with steel spine and wooden handle, used by Robert Nurden, butcher, of Mere, c.1980 – 2009
Associated person: Nurden, Robert M., Mr
Associated date: 1980
length: 73 cm
height: 12,4 cm (at highest point)
Classifications:
trade | butcher | person |
Material: and wood ?steel
Condition: good
Brief description: asymmetrical semicircular metal blade with hook, marked BRADES, with wooden handle, for removing hair from a pigs skin and hooking out claws, used by Robert Nurden, butcher, of Mere, c.1980 – 2009.
Associated person: Nurden, Robert M., Mr
Associated date: 1980
length: 21.2 cm
height: 12.5 cm (at highest point)
Classifications:
trade | butcher | person |
Material: and wood ?steel
Condition: good
