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W. and J. Hughes, slate merchants, price list
Full title - Prices and Particulars of Dinorwic or Velinheli Slates.
Prices and particulars of slates supplied by W. a J. Hughes, slate merchants, Port Dinorwic, dated 1907. The prices given are for ‘Dinorwic’ or ‘Velinheli’ slates in various sizes (ranging from 24’’ x 14’’ to 12’’ x 8’’), and of various quality (‘first’, ‘second’, and ‘third’ quality slates). The price list is printed on cream paper. The donor’s family were timber merchants in Taunton, Somerset. They supplied timber and slate to local builders and merchants, and as a result acquired a collection of slate price lists.
Collection Area
Industry
Item Number
2010.5/9
Historical Associations
Associated Person/Body: W. and J. Hughes
Wholesale Slate Merchants
Association Type: slate company
Date: 1907
Acquisition
Donation, 1/2/2010
Measurements
Length
(mm): 259
Width
(mm): 207
Material
paper
Location
In store
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