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London: 2005. The Silver Society. 144pp inc 42pp of maps in colour, 3 colour and 62 monochrome illustrations. Wrappers 27x20.2cms. ISBN: 0954914414. In eighteenth-century London messengers from the Goldsmiths' Company crisscrossed the city bringing urgent news of the latest thefts and other crimes to the capital's goldsmiths, bankers, watchmakers, pawnbrokers and jewellers. A notebook, dating from about 1730, held in the archives of the Goldsmiths' Company for over 250 years but only now the subject of research, contains tantalising information about these messengers, known as Warning Carriers, and the work they undertook. Introductory text explains the background to the warning system, maps plot the routes of the messengers to nearly 550 addresses and contemporary documents have been searched for details of each business. A fascinating insight of the life of eighteenth century London and its luxury trades. This lists some of the most famous craftsmen of the period and many more previously unknown…
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The Warning Carriers: How Messengers of the Goldsmiths' Company Warned the Luxury Trades of Criminal Activities in Eighteenth-century London Paperback - 2005
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