Shilling Collection (#6)

Front and back of a bill for one shilling and four pence, equalling one sixth of a Spanish milled dollar
NEW YORK BILL, 1776. Front and back of a bill for one shilling and four pence, equalling one sixth of a Spanish milled dollar, issued in New York, 1776

A selection of American currency dating from 1694 to 1788. Line engraving, 19th century
COLONIAL AMERICAN CURRENCY. A selection of American currency dating from 1694 to 1788. Line engraving, 19th century

Ten shillings banknote, 1780, offering interest at five percent
CONNECTICUT BANKNOTE, 1780. Ten shillings banknote, 1780, offering interest at five percent

Rising Sun two shilling paper bill of 1779. Face and reverse. Engraved by Paul Revere
MASSACHUSETTS BANKNOTE. Rising Sun two shilling paper bill of 1779. Face and reverse. Engraved by Paul Revere

Pennsylvania banknote for fifteen shillings
PENN. BANKNOTE, 1773. Pennsylvania banknote for fifteen shillings

Detail from a 36-shilling Massachusetts paper bill engraved by Paul Revere in 1775
CONTINENTAL SOLDIER. Detail from a 36-shilling Massachusetts paper bill engraved by Paul Revere in 1775

Thirty-six shilling paper bill of 1775, engraved by Paul Revere
MASSACHUSETTS BANKNOTE. Thirty-six shilling paper bill of 1775, engraved by Paul Revere

Banknote for five shillings, 1778
SOUTH CAROLINA BANKNOTE. Banknote for five shillings, 1778

Two shilling paper bill of 1776
NEW YORK BANKNOTE, 1776. Two shilling paper bill of 1776

Four shilling paper bill, 1776
DELAWARE BANKNOTE, 1776. Four shilling paper bill, 1776

POSTAGE STAMP: GOOD HOPE. The Cape Triangular postage stamp used at the Cape of Good Hope, designed by Charles Bell, engraved by W. Humphrys, and recess-printed by Perkins Bacon & Co. 1853-58

PINE TREE SHILLING. A young ladys dower her weight in pine tree shillings. Wood engraving, American, late 19th century

COLONIAL AMERICAN CURRENCY. / nA selection of American currency dating from 1694 to 1788
COLONIAL AMERICAN CURRENCY. /nA selection of American currency dating from 1694 to 1788. Line engraving, 19th century

Cover design for The Poster, Christmas Number
Cover design for The Poster, an illustrated monthly chronicle, Double Christmas Number, price one shilling. Showing a naked female figure with mistletoe. late 1890s

Workhouse inmate Mary Jane promoting charitable work
A postcard promoting the work of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts (SPG). Its caption reads Mary Jane, who is a deaf and blind inmate of a Workhouse in Devonshire

Dormitory of a Common Lodging House
The dormitory of a common lodging house where a clean bed for the night and washing facilities could be had for (in 1930) between sixpence and a shilling

Whitby Parish poor relief voucher for coal
A voucher for a shilling bag of coal, issued as poor relief by the Churchwarden at Whitby, North Yorkshire

Poster advertising Adam Illustrated Monthly Magazine
Poster advertising Adam Illustrated, the monthly magazine for men, price one shilling

Shackletons Nimrod on display in London

Advertisement fors L Tanner, Tobacconist, Derby
Advertisement for SL Tanner, Tobacconist, Stationer & Newsagent, 4 Bold Lane, Derby. " High Peak" Mixture, One Shilling per ounce

Advertisement for the Empire Cinema, Derby -- The House that is Different. Proprietor Edgar Duckworth, General Manager Jos. Ferguson. Continuous performance daily from 2.30 to 10.30

Crystal Palace / Shilling
THE FIRST SHILLING DAY - GOING IN Visitors pushing and shoving and generally losing all sense of decorum (not to mention other apparel !) to get in

Excursion Bill
Handbill announcing a two-day trip from Bradford to London, for the purpose of visiting the International Exhibition. A third class return ticket costs ten shilling

Dolls House Advert / C19
Hindes Popular Shilling Toys! Advertisement for a Victorian dolls house. Date: 1881

Artists Model & Beggar
James Turner a beggar aged 93 who made a lucrative living even posing as an artists model for Sir Joshua Reynolds & Nathaniel Hone at the rate of a shilling an hour

Crystal Palace Entrance
The entrance to the Great Exhibition on five shilling day

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