From The Pennsylvania Gazette, October 26, 1738.
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From The Pennsylvania Gazette, October 26, 1738.
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Tried looking up the definition of this word "Miflaid",, could not really get a clear answer. I guess it means stolen? :shrug:
No it doesnt, the word is mislaid.In olde english that f is called a long s.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hirlau
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_s
That's a crazy looking "S",,,,:rofl2:
Mislaid... maybe.
Neat article. This was also equivalent to 1 pound 10 shillings - quite a sum of money - over $150 today. Probably all the razors this barber owned and therefore his livelihood.
They used this style both in the Declaration and on the original continental currency - not sure where it came from but you can see they use that next to a regular cursive 's' in the word 'necessary'.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hirlau
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Yeah, I read a lot of facsimile editions of 17th century sermon collections that have the long s, v in place of U, I in place of J. After a page or two it becomes easy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Martin103
That's easy. Language evolves over time. Try reading the Canterbury Tales in olde english.
Or the Wycliffe Bible circa 1382 to 1395.Quote:
Originally Posted by thebigspendur
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I say the same thing. It says mislaid.Quote:
Originally Posted by outback
This isn't anything about the language evolving, just changes in typographical practices. That long "s" was common in non-final positions.
Don't be filly, Hirlau! :rofl2:
The very first Triple Crown winner was a filly named "Ruthless" in 1867 at Belmont. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by sharptonn
Here another one from the Maryland Gazette 1748.
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Ya sure? wasnt it Sir Barton?Quote:
Originally Posted by Hirlau
Was 'Ruthleff'. Just saying! :D
Yes, I'm Sure !!! ALL You Jealous Guys !!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Martin103
A bowl of punch, eh? Gonna bring a few friends. Punch better be good! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Martin103
I appreciate the old lost razor adverts, Martin!
Really cool bit of razor history!
In a way, it reminds of some occasional threads about things lost in the mail, stolen from the mailbox, neighbor signed-for, long gone razors.
Probably never did show-up, eh? I expect these did not either,, :rolleyes:
Indeed can just imagine a razor back then tortoise scales, silver eyes.
Not to mention 4 of them! :eek:
And don't tell Hirlau that Ruffus never won the triple crown, it will upset him.
Before the words "Triple Crown" became a household term, Ruthless, a filly, won the FIRST Belmont Stakes race & all the other major races in the area !!!
The Belmont being the crown jewel of the Triple Crown contest !!! :w
It was not her fault that the male chauvinists of horse racing would not allow her to run the Kentucky Derby !!!
A bit concerned , they were ??? :shrug:
Filly's have rights too !!!
See how upset he is, he typed in purple! 🐲 🙅 😤
Cmon now, why has nobody identified the maker of said razors from the mark description?!? I need to know what to look for so I can collect that reward!
And then we have the proud saucy fellow!1773.
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Ok, one of us must have at least one of these razors!! lol!!
Don't you know!Quote:
Originally Posted by rodb
I wish, oldest I've seen personally is about 1780'sQuote:
Originally Posted by sharptonn
You make a good point. Rod! I certainly have none of them!Quote:
Originally Posted by rodb
Hiralau,
Mislaid....an S back then looked like an F.... Look at the word Case it looks like the word Café...
Can we use the word aff for a donkey?
I have certainly been called worfe, Richard! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Geezer
That is a tough loss for that man...Interesting find, thanks for sharing!
1777,Stolen two dozens razors, two guineas rewards from the owner. The guinea was a coin of approximately one quarter ounce of gold that was minted in Great Britain between 1663 and 1814. It was the first English machine-struck gold coin, originally worth one pound sterling, equal to twenty shillings, but rises in the price of gold relative to silver caused the value of the guinea to increase, at times to as high as thirty shillings. From 1717 to 1816, its value was officially fixed at twenty-one shillings. Then, Britain adopted the gold standard and guinea became a colloquial or specialised term.
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Buckles seem to have been quite prized in those days as well!
Isaac Newton was Warden and later Master of the Royal Mint from 1696-1727. A report he wrote in 1717 was the force behind the Royal decree setting the value of the guinea at 21 shillings.
