"Extract from "The Tablet of Memory" London 1787. p66.
LACE - more valuable than gold - one ounce of
fine Flanders thread has been sold in London for
£1. Such an ounce made into Lace may be here
sold for £40, which is ten times the price of
standard gold, weight for weight."
I have no idea who wrote the Tablet of
Memory. I have never heard of that document, I must admit.
Hi Liz and all
online at ABC TV australia website
Book - "The Tablet of Memory, shewing every
memorable event in history from the Earliest
Period to the Year 1792" by Philip Luckombe.
Small book approx. 13cm x 8cm still with original
binding. Printed for GGJ and J Robinson, in
Pater-noster Row London. Date shown in Roman numerals M.DCC.XCII.
and on Ebay
http://cgi.ebay.ie/The-Tablet-of-Memory-1809-ed-good-HB_W0QQitemZ7015684474QQcategoryZ12570QQcmdZViewItem
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