London Goldsmiths, 1200-1800. A record of the names and addresses of the craftsmen, their shop signs and trade cards
Details:
- Author(s) Heal, Ambrose
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 1935
- Pages 280pp; illus
- Publisher Cambridge University Press
- Place Published Cambridge
Topics:
- Name Advertising media
Countries:
Library:
- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
- Visit British Library's website
Notes:
Reprinted 1972. Largely comprises schedules, viz: 'List of trade cards of London goldsmiths' [pp27-37] giving name, specialisations, address, and collection location of card but mostly not its date and accompanied by illustrations of 80 of them; 'List of shop signs of London goldsmiths, jewellers, bankers and pawnbrokers' [pp51-89] giving name, address , dates and occupations mostly for late 17th and early 18th century; 'List of London goldsmiths, jewellers, bankers and pawnbrokers' [pp93-275] listing name; occupation, address, time span of c6,500 businesses. The trade cards offer insights into advertising