9 watchpapers and text clipping removed from pages 41 and 103 of a notebook of engraved decorative watchpapers with manuscript poems, by John Bricard Stanniforth, Lincolnshire, England, 1844-1850. This collection was probably assembled during Stanniforth’s travels through many towns in England between 1844-1850 and indicates the multifunction of the watch maker and repairer trade. The watchpapers contain text or pictorial motifs advertising the services of the watchmakers. Watchpapers from John Bricard Stanniforth's notebook 1844-1850
Notebook of engraved decorative watchpapers and manuscript poems, by John Bricard Stanniforth, Lincolnshire, England, 1844-1850. This collection was probably assembled during Stanniforth’s travels through many towns in England between 1844-1850 and indicates the multifunction of the watch maker and repairer trade. The watchpapers contain text or pictorial motifs advertising the services of the watchmakers. John Bricard Stanniforth's notebook of decorative watchpapers and manuscript poems 1844-1850