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The Servant's Directory - Need to know how to buy a goose or turkey? How about how to take paint out of silk? How about to clean pictures to their greatest Perfection? This 65 page book from 1762, is the ancestor of all of the handy household hints of today. An enjoyable book to read, but we don't guarantee any of the hints. The last four pages contain tables to calculate expenses for a day, a week, a month or a year. For example, an expense of a penny a day works out to 7 pennies per week, 2 shillings 4 pence per month, and 1 pound, 10 shillings, 5 pence for a year. There is also a pricing guide, where if somethings costs 3 pence per pound, and you purchased 10 pounds worth of goods, your cost would be 2 shillings 6 pence. That expense table is actually a pretty handy pay table to calculate soldier's pay.
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I have a question I need labels for a 1859 Sharps it is a 54 caliber . I notice your labels say 52/100 caliber am I missing somthing
Hello,
The Sharps labels are copies of the labels found in Echoes of Glory, Arms and Equipment of the Union page 46. Since I print all my labels, I can put 54 on there if you wish. Just mention it in the comments when you order the labels. Thanks for asking. Bob
John,
The Sharps rifles at the time were 52 caliber. The modern reproductions are 54 to match modern made ammo.
very interesting
agreed