Decimal Collection

Dewey Decimal System
Card index showing use of the Dewey Decimal Classification system, the most widely used library classification system, devised by Melvil Dewey in the 1870s

London shoppers with conversion tables - Decimilisation
London shoppers equipped with conversion tables attempting to fathom the new Decimal currency, during a pre D-Day demonstration. Date: 1970

The first all-decimal shop
Slightly bewildered Croydon lady, getting to grips with Britain's new decimal currency in April 1970, in the first all- Decimal shop in West Croydon

Public information notice, Decimal Money
Public information advertisement preparing for the introduction of decimal money in the UK on 15 February 1971. 1971

Pre-decimalisation British coinage - Victoria and Edward VII
Christmas Greeting postcards showing pre-decimalisation British coinage from the reign of Queen Victoria and Edward VII. Date: 1906

The Village, Knossington, England
The Village, Knossington, near Oakham, Leicestershire, England. The photograph (which is about 4.5 inches x 6.5) may possibly be the owners/staff of the shop in later years (probably 1950s or 60s)

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