Printed Ephemera — 1829-12-12
Billhead, invoice
Copper-engraved billhead with handwritten invoice issued by the Dartford gunpowder manufacturer Pigous & Wilks. Dated 12th December 1829 the billhead also includes the address of the firm's office headquarters at 34 Throgmorton Street in the City of London. The French-Huguenot Frederick Pigou and his partner Miles Peter Andrew established a gunpowder mill in Dartford in 1778. This invoice dates from when the gunpowder mill was run by Frederick's grandsons Frederick William & Clarence in partnership with Robert Wilks
and refers to the sale of gunpowder to a Mr G Brasier, on the 12th December, 1829.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- 46.26/12
- Object name:
- billhead, invoice
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- Production date:
- 1829-12-12
- Material:
paper, ink
- Measurements/duration:
- H 165 mm, L 190 mm
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- Record quality:
- 80%
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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- Creative commons usage:
- CC BY-NC 4.0
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