I found a load of old paperwork today, some dating back to early 1800s, all local stuff!

 

anyway the prices on them are like £3:8:9 or £1.6.7 what does that mean?

 

heres some pics if anyone is remotely interested!

 

I was the first person to look inside this folder for 160 years :euro:

 

 

 

fancy letter heads and writing!

 

 

 

theres a few of these- obviously staples werent invented then!

 

 

and being a bit of a plumber it was interesting to see an invoice for 2 toilet syphon cisterns from 1894!

 

 

:thumbup:

This might help http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/moneyold.htm

from that era they must have been crapers

£1= 20 shillings

1 shilling= 12 pence

 

so your price is

3pounds, 8shillings; and 9 pence

£3 8/- 9d

 

hope this helps

 

Allan

Here is the total range of coinage

 

2 farthings = 1 halfpenny

2 halfpence = 1 penny (1d)

3 pence = 1 thruppence (3d)

6 pence = 1 sixpence (a 'tanner') (6d)

12 pence = 1 shilling (a bob) (1s)

2 shillings = 1 florin ( a 'two bob bit') (2s)

2 shillings and 6 pence = 1 half crown (2s 6d)

5 shillings = 1 Crown (5s)

Here is the total range of coinage

 

2 farthings = 1 halfpenny

2 halfpence = 1 penny (1d)

3 pence = 1 thruppence (3d)

6 pence = 1 sixpence (a 'tanner') (6d)

12 pence = 1 shilling (a bob) (1s)

2 shillings = 1 florin ( a 'two bob bit') (2s)

2 shillings and 6 pence = 1 half crown (2s 6d)

5 shillings = 1 Crown (5s)

 

That is one of the most confusing things I've ever read lol. How did you ever work with that system?!

That is one of the most confusing things I've ever read lol. How did you ever work with that system?!

 

I'll give you 5 and 6 for your wheels. Deal?

thanks Allan that certainly helps, if a little confusing! :wacko:

 

thanks for the offer daffy but they cost me 4 pounds 12 fartings 8 florins 12 shillings 16 twelvepence so didnt really want to sell them for less.

Wow! great find Baz, I bet your gutted though, imagine if it was full of rare cash!!!! very intersting though, i love old finds like that!! I found an old Trafalgar sign once from a ship, ebay was very good to me:biggrin:

 

what else interesting have you found?:arabia:

I'll give you 5 and 6 for your wheels. Deal?

 

Aye that sounds like a fair deal ... I think lol

Wow! great find Baz, I bet your gutted though, imagine if it was full of rare cash!!!! very intersting though, i love old finds like that!! I found an old Trafalgar sign once from a ship, ebay was very good to me:biggrin:

 

what else interesting have you found?:arabia:

 

Love stuff threads like this.

the two toilet syphon cisterns, the person to invet these was dr thomas crapper, hence why we go for a crap

the two toilet syphon cisterns, the person to invet these was dr thomas crapper, hence why we go for a crap

 

thats ace mate, never knew that! :thumbup:

Here is the total range of coinage

 

2 farthings = 1 halfpenny

2 halfpence = 1 penny (1d)

3 pence = 1 thruppence (3d)

6 pence = 1 sixpence (a 'tanner') (6d)

12 pence = 1 shilling (a bob) (1s)

2 shillings = 1 florin ( a 'two bob bit') (2s)

2 shillings and 6 pence = 1 half crown (2s 6d)

5 shillings = 1 Crown (5s)

 

and the really sad part is apart from the farthings that was all legal tender when i was a kid...i always got a half crown piece for birthdays:biggrin:

the two toilet syphon cisterns, the person to invet these was dr thomas crapper, hence why we go for a crap

 

Not true, on either account :tt2:

Not true, on either account :tt2:

 

it was sir john harrington who invented the toilet valve to release the water

i stand corrected

 

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