Newspaper
John Joseph Lawson (1802 - 1852)
Category
Ephemera
Date
1829 - 1832
Materials
Paper and printing ink
Measurements
1831 Newspaper - 892 mm (width); 590 mm (height), 1829 Newspaper - 613 mm (width); 435 mm (height)
Place of origin
Blackfriars
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 661950
Summary
Two copies of ‘The Times’ newspaper; one from January 24th 1832, and the other from 11th April 1829. The copy of The Times for Monday January 24th 1831 is a single folded broadsheet. On the inside page is an article about the death of 10 year old John Pasey, a climbing boy apprenticed to Briant, the sweep. A copy of The Times for 11th April, 1829 - this is torn into four separate pieces. On the back page is a letter from A.B. relating to the conditions of chimney boys. Total number of items is 2.
Makers and roles
John Joseph Lawson (1802 - 1852), printer