G.A. Midgley, ironmonger: workshop ledger, 1910

A ledger has survived covering 1905-14 containing the records of the workshop of Midgley's ironmongers. It records the details of each job, hours taken and (presumably) price charged to the customer, which was added in red by someone else. It shows the sorts of thing which were brought in for repair and the customers who came in (or sent their staff). Below we have transcribed p.132 from 1910. Click on the photo (right) to see the original.

1910		[customer]		[p.] 132	[hours]	[s.]	[d.]
Dec. 10th	224	French	EJ	Rep(air) 2 Gas Brackets	1¾	1	4
	5	Edwards	FC	Time on Churns	18	9
	6	Bishop	EJ	Take out & Refix Tap in Range & Rep.
	7			Rep(air) Cop(per) Door	4	3	6
	8	Lambton	Cap.	1 Ashpan to order 4" & Knob	4	4	6
	9	Denny	FA	Take down Radiator of Motor Rep. &
	230			Refix D(itto) with Piece I.R. Tube	3	4	6
12th	1	Adams	Js.	2 Cream Cans to order	5	4	3
	2	Hendley	Mr.	Rep. Sausage Filller	1		8
	3	Monk	W	Rep. Potato Masher	1		8
	4	Phillips	A	Socket & Spring to Trap Lamp	1
	5	Rawlings	HB	New Handle to Measure	½		6
	6	Mayor	Mr.	Rep. Stove Kettle	¼		3
	7	Routh	Mrs.	Rep. Shovel	¼		3
	8	Fremantle	Hon. J.F.	2 Bak(ing) Tins to order	2½		3
	9	Johnston	Lawson	Rep. Motor Tube	1	1
	240	Beckett	C.T.[?]	New Hasp to Churn & Rep.	3	3
16th	1	Edwards	FC	Time on Churns	20	10
22nd	2	Price	Capt.	Rep. Button Hook	½		4
	3	Rolfe	W	Rep. Kettle	½		4
	4	Sellar	H	New Copper Spout to Jug
	5	"	"	New botton to Fish Kettle
	6	Hubbard	Col.	Rep. Boileutte	½		6
	7	Colgrove	Jos.	Rep. Cop(per) Kettle	½	1
	8	Illing	EA	New bottom to Tin Boiler	1	1
	9	Cottesloe	Lord	Rep. Wall Lp & Deep[?] Burner	1
	250	Chevalier	Rev.	Rep. Beds(tea)d Knob	¼		3
	1	Goodger	Wm	Rep. Tea Urn	½		4
	2	Wigley & Sons		Rep. Office Bell & Gas Stove	4	3
	3	Stubbs	Mr.	2 Iron Rods for Poultry	1½	2	6
24th	4	Bishop	BG	Rep. Rail of Umbrella Stand	1½	1
	5	Edwards	FC	Straight & Repair Large Copper Ball Valve	6
	6	"	"	Time on Churns	43	21	6
	7	W(inslow) Union		Rep. 3 Tea Cans	1
	8	Gilbert	Mr.	Key to Door Lock	½		6
30th	9	Varney	Jn. (Vet)	Rep. Lamp Burner	¼		3
	260	Ingram	W	Clean Iron Kettle	½		6
	1	Cowell	WC	Rep. Whisk & Sharp 1 pr. Scissors	½		6
	2	Gosling	EL	1 Kettle Lid	½		6
	3	Matthews Bros.		8 Ft. 3" Galv(anised) Pipe with 2 Elbows 8'	3½	5
31st	4	Edwards	FC	2 Pieces Brass Guage (each 9" over) to
	5	"	"	2 Milk Strainers	7
	6	"	"	Time on Churns	36	15
	7	Hopkins	W	Rep. Milk Churn	½		6

Notes

The best customer was Edwards Creameries of Station Road. Others were farmers / landowners (Monk of Tuckey Farm, Lambton of Redfield, Denny of Little Horwood, Bishop of Mursley, Hubbard of Addington, Fremantle of Swanbourne, Cowell of Swanbourne), butchers (Colgrove, Hendley, Ingram), grocer (Illing), printer (French), fishmonger (Stubbs), bank manager (Mayor), estate agent (Wigley), bricklayer (Rolfe), builder (Matthews), plumber (Sellar), gardener (Goodger), private residents (Gosling, Mrs Routh, Lawson Johnston of Addington).