Monthly Archives: December 2022

Season’s Greetings

Posted on 24th December 2022 by Jack Plane

Whatever your persuasion and situation, I wish you all well during the festive season. Robert Cruikshank, High Life Below Stairs, circa 1825. Jack Plane

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Benjamin & John Osgood, Carpenters

Posted on 2nd December 2022 by Jack Plane

Trade card of carpenters, Benjamin and John Osgood, possibly between 1811 and 1820. (Lewis Walpole Library) Benjamin & John Osgood carpenters, at the Rising Sun by London Stone in Cannon Street, perform all sorts of carpenters work; survey and measure … Continue reading →

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