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A History of the County of Oxford
… took it over in 1999, producing around 5,000 blankets a week compared with 30,000 in the 1960s; sales fell, however, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… In the 1590s Thomas Box agreed to dress 10 cloths a week for the Rankells at his 'tuck mills' (probably New … given his assertion that they worked 100 packs of wool a week, 80 may not be greatly exaggerated: in the early 18th … pack (240 lbs.) would employ up to 35 women and girls a week in carding and spinning, with others employed in …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 52 hand-loom weavers, earning between 7 s. and 18 s. a week according to age and experience. Weavers were … that many weavers came 'sauntering in' partway through the week, and consequently had to overwork to make up time. Some …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 36 per cent, forcing introduction of a three-day working week. 21 In the later 1930s there was nevertheless a partial …
A History of the County of Oxford
… a Saturday evening writing-class; fees in 1838 were 1 s. a week, though teetotal parents received a reduction of 1 s. a …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 79 and in the 1630s Witney carriers visited London once a week. 80 A long-standing family business carrying to London …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Fisher for 210, which yielded perhaps 1 s. 9 d. a week each. 129 The two-room cottages in Corn Street described … Place cottages (Fig. 21a) were rented for 1 s. 9 d. a week in 1894. 130 Cape Terrace in Gloucester Place (off High … engineer's storekeeper; 133 rents in 1910 were 4 s. 6 d. a week. 134 Cape Terrace was the only substantial housing …