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A Dictionary of London
… Ward. Founded 1544 by Mr. Christopher Ayre, merchant and leather-seller for six poor men and their wives. Left in trust to the Leather-sellers' Company. These almshouses formed originally …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… employs about 150 persons; and tanning and currying of leather is carried on, but on a limited scale. A spacious … annually several hundreds of pounds worth of very superior leather; and at Gunsgreen, is a distillery, yielding about …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… a CART or other shafted HORSE-drawn vehicle. It is a broad LEATHER strap up to 7½ INCH wide [Inventories (1769)], or … described by CART, of ye best sort Found made of TANNED LEATHER Found in units of DOZEN Sources: Inventories … earliest date of use: 1789 Margaret Ponsonby Found made of LEATHER, MAHOGANY Found in units of PAIR See also BACKGAMMON …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… Eyton in 1786, producing 20 s. per annum, paid by the Leather-sellers Company, of London; a gift of 25 by Kenric … elevations to the right. Ship-building and the tanning of leather are carried on, the latter to a considerable extent. …
University of London: the Historical Record (1836-1926)
… Harris, Sidney Ernest: University College, Southampton. Leather, Alfred Norman: Private study. Lipscomb, Alfred …
The Rulers of London 1660-1689
… bur 5 Jan 1678/9, "at ye ground near ye Artillery" (3) Leather-seller (3) Anabaptist preacher and politician MP, …
A Dictionary of London
… houses. Baldwin's Gardens East out of Gray's Inn Lane to Leather Lane (P.O. Directory). In parish of St. Andrew, …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… SLEEVE BAND and SWATHING BAND. Bands were also made of LEATHER and were items of HARNESS as BACK BAND, BELLY BAND, … another patent protected a method of making them with LEATHER [Patents (1790)]. Such interest by innovators … trade. OED earliest date of use: 1631 Found made of BEECH, LEATHER, PAPER Sources: Houghton, Inventories (early), …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… newsroom. A considerable trade was formerly carried on in leather, but it has greatly declined. A fair is held on the …