Printed Ephemera — 1846
Flyer, handbill
Flyer or hand bill issued by the dustmen William Newlove, Charles Midleton, Robert Doutfire and Thomas Boy. Addressed 'to the worthy inhabitants of St George's Bloomsbury', the flyer is an appeal to the dustmens customers for a christmas donation. The flyer includes an illustration of a dustman handing a flyer to a resident at her front door. Until the introduction of a centrally organised system of waste disposal in London in the late 19th century, domestic waste and sewage was collected from homes by private firms and individuals.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- 38.42/2
- Object name:
- flyer, handbill
- Artist/Maker:
- Gunn
- Related people:
- —
- Related events:
- —
- Related places:
- —
- Production date:
- 1846
- Material:
- paper, ink
- Measurements/duration:
- H 115 mm L 180 mm (overall)
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Credit:
- —
- Copyright holder:
- digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
- —
- Creative commons usage:
- —
- License this image:
To license this image for commercial use, please contact the London Museum Picture Library.