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Please note that many family names have a variety of spellings, such as Wodham and Woodham, Pearse and Pearce, Clisdel, Clisdale and Clidsdall.

Consider alternative spellings for everything! If you are looking for trades, note that you may find "plumber" often spelt "plummer", or "maltster" spelt "malster" in 18th century documents.

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19th century earthenware flagons. — c19 Earthenware Flagons
19th century earthenware flagons.

19th century earthenware flagons.

Halfpenny Token from The Bear, 1668 — Bear Token
Halfpenny Token from The Bear, 1668

Halfpenny Token from The Bear, 1668

Halfpenny Token from The Bear, 1668 — Bear Token
Halfpenny Token from The Bear, 1668

Halfpenny Token from The Bear, 1668

John of Gaunt Token, 1792 — John of Gaunt Token
John of Gaunt Token, 1792

John of Gaunt Token, 1792

John of Gaunt Token, 1792 — John of Gaunt Token
John of Gaunt Token, 1792

John of Gaunt Token, 1792

Post and rails at Down Gate, ,ade at Gibbons' Ironworks. — Down Gate Railings
Post and rails at Down Gate, ,ade at Gibbons' Ironworks.

Post and rails at Down Gate, ,ade at Gibbons' Ironworks.

Codd-neck mineral water bottle, by Champ &amp; Sons. — Mineral Water
Codd-neck mineral water bottle, by Champ & Sons.

Codd-neck mineral water bottle, by Champ & Sons.

Beer Bottle by T.E. Crook. — Beer Bottle by Crook
Beer Bottle by T.E. Crook.

Beer Bottle by T.E. Crook.

Hungerford Sanitary Laundry Brochure — Laundry Brochure
Hungerford Sanitary Laundry Brochure

Hungerford Sanitary Laundry Brochure

Portable Spin Dryer, made by Chilton Electric Products in the 1960s. (Kindly sent by Glen Culver). — Chilton Spin Dryer
Portable Spin Dryer, made by Chilton Electric Products in the 1960s. (Kindly sent by Glen Culver).

Portable Spin Dryer, made by Chilton Electric Products in the 1960s. (Kindly sent by Glen Culver).

A John Butler farthing token, c.1665. The large Butler family included John Butler, tallow-chandler in 1664. Reference is made in a sale of a similar token to The Tallow Chandlers' Arms, but I know of no other reference to this. — John Butler token(a)
A John Butler farthing token, c.1665. The large Butler family included John Butler, tallow-chandler in 1664. Reference is made in a sale of a similar token to The Tallow Chandlers' Arms, but I know of no other reference to this.

A John Butler farthing token, c.1665. The large Butler family included John Butler, tallow-chandler in 1664. Reference is made in a sale of a similar token to The Tallow Chandlers' Arms, but I know of no other reference to this.

John Butler token(b)

John Butler token(c)

John Butler token(d)

W G Taylor medicine bottle. — W G Taylor bottle
W G Taylor medicine bottle.

W G Taylor medicine bottle.

Timothy Lucas token c1660 (photo kindly sent by John Lynes, Sep 2019) — Timothy Lucas token-b (1)
Timothy Lucas token c1660 (photo kindly sent by John Lynes, Sep 2019)

Timothy Lucas token c1660 (photo kindly sent by John Lynes, Sep 2019)

Timothy Lucas token c1660 (photo kindly sent by John Lynes, Sep 2019) — Timothy Lucas token-b (2)
Timothy Lucas token c1660 (photo kindly sent by John Lynes, Sep 2019)

Timothy Lucas token c1660 (photo kindly sent by John Lynes, Sep 2019)

A collection of tokens sold in 2020 (see main article for details). — Tokens
A collection of tokens sold in 2020 (see main article for details).

A collection of tokens sold in 2020 (see main article for details).

A brass 'guard' to screw into beer cask bunghole. Inscribed "PLATT, HUNGERFORD". — 20221104 Platt Brewery brass guard
A brass 'guard' to screw into beer cask bunghole. Inscribed "PLATT, HUNGERFORD".

A brass 'guard' to screw into beer cask bunghole. Inscribed "PLATT, HUNGERFORD".

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