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New Arrivals - The Elite Eight - Part II

No. 5. = Billhead for John Stainton Printer, Bookseller, Bookbinder and Stationer, Dealer in Paper Hangings, Floor Cloths, and Table Coverings, Music and Musical Instruments, in great variety, Agent for London and Countey Newspapers, Bibles and Prayers in plain and elegant bindings, Genuine Patent Medicines. No graphic on this billhead. Dated 1840.

John Stainton is listed in Slater’s National Directory under Booksellers and under Printers located at 305 High Street.

No. 6.= Billhead for Thomas Winn Linen and Woolen Draper of Lincoln. Billhead has a left side graphic of a woman in flowing garb holding a shield that states Funerals Furnished. Lion in background and ship too. Engraved by Thomas. Dated September, 1826.

No. 7. = Two billheads for Winn & Whitton Linen and Woolen Drapers Funerals Furnished. First one has a left side graphic of a seated smiling woman this time with a lion under her feet on the coast with a ship in the background and the woman is sketching on a pad the words Silk Mercers. The second one has the same scene of a woman sketching but the print is cruder than the first. Engraved by Thomas. Dates are February & April of 1838.

Slater’s National Directory lists Winn & Whitton under Linen Drapers and Woolen Draper located at 234 High Street.

No. 8. = Billhead for Joseph Simpson (successor to Mr. Skepper) Furnishing Ironmonger and Dealer in Bar & Sheet Form, opposite the Butter Market. Edge-Tool Warehouse – Best Prices Given for Old Metal. Two crude graphics – left side of a Simpson padlock and the right side of a decorative key. Dated April 22, 1837.

Slater’s National Directory the firm Ann Simpson & Son is listed under Ironmongers located at 233 High Street.

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