Papers of Sir John Lubbock, later 1st Baron Avebury (1834-1913), concerning shop hours... 'National Testimonial of Shop Assistants to the Rt. Hon. Lord Avebury'., 22 Mar 1900
'National Testimonial of Shop Assistants to the Rt. Hon. Lord Avebury'., 22 Mar 1900
MSS.246/69/1-3
22 Mar 1900
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Circulated forms bearing signatures or lists of names. The forms appear to be bound in no order, and in most cases it is no possible to identify towns or shops concerned. Examples of the printed forms are bound at the beginning of MSS.246/69/2. A few extracts from identifiable entries in MSS.246/69/1 are given below by way of illustration:
Thomas R Lea 5 Boro, Hinckley
G J Fox ditto
E M Hyde 53 Castle Street
M Harries 72 Castle Street
Noon 53 Castle Street
Moore - Castle Street
[and 14 others]
Street [Somerset]:
Florence Pits K Petherbridge
D Farthing L Woolcott
C Tyack H Martin
L Spring Charles Hall
M Martin Leonard J Bartlett
L Chamberlain A M Orchard [complete entry]
10/11 Wellington St, Teignmouth [South Devon]:
M Fraser C H Underwood
K Pearse M L Lombardini
L Trist A Rowe
M Palk [and 10 others]
Stones Stores, Newhaven:
Thomas Barnett Bertha Stone
Albert C Gibbens Emily Stone
William Stone [and 7 others]
Nellie Stone
Examples of identifiable businesses in MSS.246/69/2 include:
Messrs Oxenham & Co, 36/42 Chrisp. St., Poplar
J Massingham, draper, 124-8 Bethnal Green Road
Wm Berrett, The Drapery Stores, Redhill
Localities identifiable in MSS.246/69/3 include:
Christchurch
Weston-super-Mare
Jersey
Bradford on Avon
Scarborough
Wirksworth
Monmouth
One return submitted on paper of C Kibble & Co Ltd, Stores, 49/57 Broadway, Deptford
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