Mr. P-k-on [graphic].

Description

Title: Mr. P-k-on [graphic].
Alternative Title: Mr. Parkinson
A shop to set
Contributor: Smith, J. (Glasgow publisher), publisher.
Published / Created: [approximately 1826]
Publication Place: Glasgow
Publisher: Published by J. Smith, 64 Nelson St., Glasgow
Abstract: A Glasgow street vendor “Nosey” (?William Parkinson - the name is partially obscured at the head of the sheet) offering hats for sale but surrounded by his other wares including shoes, bellows, brushes and books. Above the shop: A shop to set. Dealer in Hats. By retail. At the top on the right and left: Ready Money for old shoes. Old and New Books Bought Sold & Exchanged
Description: Title from item.
Caption below image: All trades he tried, but none could find: To yield a profit to his mind.
Approximate publication date and identification of the figure as "Nosey" from: Strang, J. Glasgow and its clubs ... London and Glasgow : Richard Griffin and Company, 1857, page 203.
Provenance: Maggs Bros.; April 2025.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 20.5 x 13 cm, on sheet 22 x 14cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English