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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… greater part of the produce, after being prepared for the basket-makers, is conveyed by the Thames to London. The …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… and offices are generally substantial and commodious; bone-dust is used for manure, and the soil has been benefited by … the engine is also employed in the preparation of bone-dust, for manure. The chief trade of the port is in grain, … plentifully manured with farm-yard dung, lime, and bone-dust. The cattle bred here are the short-horned, and the …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… it to the ground landlord. Unmade roads turned to mud or dust by builders' carts, lack of sewerage, and overcrowding, … Oliver Twist (1838). Nova Scotia Gardens was probably the dust heap described in Our Mutual Friend (1864-5); when …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… made the upper parts of shoes at home and took them by basket to the warehouse. 84 In 1860 Hackney Road and Bethnal …
A History of the County of Middlesex
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
Old and New London
… Compton, escaping from her father's house in a baker's basket. The charity-box in the church vestibule is supported …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… shoemakers, tailors, carpenters, and, more unusually, a basket-maker; the village also had 18 shopkeepers and 3 …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… APRON, ARDASS, ARMOUR, ARMOZEEN, BAND, BARLEY CORN, BASIN, BASKET, BAYS, BEAM, BIRCH, BOMBAZINE, BONE, BONNET, BOOTS, …
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