Monday 12 January 2009

Wednesday January 10, 1894

Went with Mr Crisp to Musgrave (New Bond St) Hollyer (Newcastle St), Wright (Queen Victoria St) Burmantoft & Steel & Garland’s (Charterhouse St.) to select stoves, grates, mantelpiece & W.C.’s for new Building.

Mr Bartom from Stationery Office called (just after I had left) about 1 with reference to supply of ink. Mr Criswick pointed out to him the defects of the black ink supplied in lieu of the blue black.
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William Christie, Astronomer Royal
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Rebekah Higgitt says....
The minutae of Observatory life: WCs and ink! This entry also provides a nice insight into shopping in late 19th-century London.

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