Historical information

This book was used for record keeping by the owner of the country local store. It was used to record sold items during each day. Items range from food, cigarettes, clothing, bolts and nails etc. Prior to a store goods were sold by a hawker who travelled from place to place selling goods. Stores gradually multiplied into individual stores focusing on one or two areas of goods. eg. food, clothing, hardware, Now in 2025 goods are mostly bought online and delivered to one's home.

Significance

This cash book is an example of record keeping and of a general store in the country enabling comparisons to be made with new practices and items required by a country population in the early 1900s. Also the items used at the time.

Physical description

Leather bound Cash Book with yellowing lined pages. 192 pages. Entries on each page give the name of the person, their purchase and cost of the item(s). On the left hand side each customer has a number eg. No. 106 is E. Clutterbuck - this may refer to another book re his account.

Inscriptions & markings

Embossed on the Spine in gold "Cash Book". Each page full of customers the details written in ink. At the top a date is given indicating that the book was used from 1906 to 1907.