Wording Collection

Official wording, Apprenticeship Indenture
Official wording of an Apprenticeship Indenture, between John Henry Watson of 3 Newland Street, Derby, and Messrs John Davis & Son (Derby) Limited

LEEDS BUS TICKET
Sixpenny ticket issued by LEEDS CORPORATION. Note the wording, as if for a receipt. Date: unknown

Wording of the 1601 Poor Relief Act
The opening section of the 1601 parliamentary Act for Relief of the Poor which formed the basis of what became known as the Old Poor Law

Hark! the Herald Angels Sing - Christmas Carol. The carol first appeared in 1739 in the collection Hymns and Sacred Poems, having been written by Charles Wesley. Date: circa 1910

Kings Scout certificate
A Kings Scout certificate, with the Royal Crest at the top, signed by King George (V or VI). The wording reads: As a Kings Scout you have prepared yourself for service to God and your fellow-men

WW1 poster, Buy Liberty Bonds
Poster, Buy Liberty Bonds, with a portrait of Abraham Lincoln. circa 1917

God Bless the Prince of Wales
Coloured lantern slide illustrating the Edward VII Prince of Wales with his coat of arms and floral decor around the wording God Bless the Prince of Wales

Belly Cold - Chinese man causes linguistic confusion
Chinese man causes linguistic confusion... " Belly cold today, miss!" " Well - why don t you tuck your shirt in?" Date: circa 1940

Flying Terms Defined - Flier Education. A jolly cartoon dog demonstrates some flight terminology: Power Diving (attempt to grab a bone thwarted)

Comic Postcard - Slops removed and served
Comic Postcard - A Housemaid removes and empties the slops from a bedroom chamber pot (potty), whilst at the same time a (hopefully different type of)

Lodging House Keeper makes a slight descriptive error
Lodging-House Keeper (to professional lady) - " Which my usband, Miss, is one of the Virgins at the Cathedral!" Date: circa 1890s

19th century Insurance Company Fire Notice, County Fire office, with an image of Britannia with lion and shield

Workers Reply to General Sir Douglas Haig, WW1
Workers Reply to General Sir Douglas Haig -- the wording of a Resolution passed at the Trade Union Conference at Caxton Hall on 18 July 1916

1834 Poor Law Amendment Act
The opening section of the 1834 parliamentary Poor Law Amendment Act which formed the basis of what became known as the New Poor Law

Page from the Easter liturgy, in Latin
A page from the Easter liturgy, written in Latin

Drafting the American Declaration of Independence
Scene at the Drafting the American Declaration of Independence - present are Franklin, Jefferson, Adams, Livingston and Sherman

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