My favourite purchase is a wall-hanging business card holder, hand-made in 1912. It was made by an apprentice or student, and the exact details of the thing are recorde on a label on the reverse that was filled in by the maker's tutor. It's really a nice thing, and looks good above the beareau. And it cost £4, from one of the shops in Northwich.
£4. Are you paying attention, Mr Oxfam?
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