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Auction B43 24 Feb 2022
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The Sir David Kirch Collection of Skit Notes - Part One
Nottingham, a superbly engraved note advertising the services of the hairdressing establishment of J. Etches, denominated £1, ND (c.1825), serial number F1297, manuscript signature of J. Etches and with the additional text 'Warser Gate', the location of his premises, very fine, an unusually high quality engraving for the period, attractive and rare
Outing unlisted £200-£260
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Jeffrey Etches was born in Nottingham in 1793. He first appears in the Nottingham Directory as a hairdresser in 1825. He sold his premises on Warser Gate in 1844 and died in 1849. Hairdressers and Barbers of this era often operated as informal agents for servants and employers, hence the text on this note 'Register Office for Servants'.
Nottingham, a superbly engraved note advertising the services of the hairdressing establishment of J. Etches, denominated £1, ND (c.1825), serial number F1297, manuscript signature of J. Etches and with the additional text 'Warser Gate', the location of his premises, very fine, an unusually high quality engraving for the period, attractive and rare
Outing unlisted £200-£260
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Jeffrey Etches was born in Nottingham in 1793. He first appears in the Nottingham Directory as a hairdresser in 1825. He sold his premises on Warser Gate in 1844 and died in 1849. Hairdressers and Barbers of this era often operated as informal agents for servants and employers, hence the text on this note 'Register Office for Servants'.