William Riley & Sons Ltd

 

 



GENERAL IRONMONGER, SEEDSMAN AND FURNITURE DEALER

Oils, Paints and Colours. Ale Porter in Casks



 

 

At Alasgers Bank William Riley doth dwell,

And all kinds of Furniture cheaply does sell;

His stock is extensive, at all times replete,

With goods that are useful, strong, handsome and neat;

Your house he will furnish from bottom to top,

With scraper and Door Mat, with Rain tub or Mop,

Brooms, Brushes and Baskets, Bowls Buckets and Cans,

With Tea Pots and Coffee Pots, or stout Frying Pans,

Splendid Mantle of Marble and Register Grate,

Or large Kitchen Ranges, with Boilers first rate,

Fender and Fire Irons, bright Ash Pans and Grids,

Pots Kettles and Saucepans, with close fitting lids,

With Dolly Tubs, Dollys, with Clothes Lines and Pegs,

And well bred Clothes Horses standing high on the legs,

With Floor Cloth and Carpet, and Hearth Rug so smart,

And grand Chests of Drawers that are trophies of art,

With Locks, Keys and Hinges, with Bolts, Nails and Screws,

And also with Clogs, which some call wooden shoes,

Coal Scuttles and Hammers, Iron Hurdles and Rails

Blow Bellows,Tin bonnets, and strong Iron Pails,

And Washing and Mangling, and Sewing Machines,

With Oils, Paints and Colours, Spades, Trowels, and Rules,

Agricultural Implements, and all kind of Tools,

With Powder, and Paraffin Lamps, Lamps, Lanterns and Wicks,

He is maker and dealer of Staffordshire Bricks;

Sieves, Shovels, & Tea Trays, with Scales, Weights & Measures,

Patent Cash Box or Safe for to lock up your treasures,

Smart Perambulators, Chairs, Sofas, and Tables,

And for new married couples a cart load of Cradles,

When your home has furnished he will you regale,

By supplying to order prime Porter and Ale,

All these he will sell, and a great many more,

And will cart them all safely right home to your door.

 

EXTRACT FROM BRITISH HARDWARE JOURNAL CENTENARY EDITION 12TH APRIL 1974 THIS POEM WAS WRITTEN BY A POSTMAN NAMED FRENCH circa 1880 AND PRINTED ON WRAPPING PAPER AS AN ADVERT.


 

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