The clock in Victoria railway station, Bombay.

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Tale of Years

1806

in The Copy Book

There are three posts in The Copy Book assigned to 1806. To see all our posts in chronological order, go to the Tale of Years.

The Real Merchant

William Cobbett makes a distinction between everyday business and the murky world of Westminster lobbyists and financial speculation.

Heathcoat’s Bobbinet

John Heathcoat’s lace-making machine created thousands of jobs, and gave ordinary people clothes they could never have dreamt of.

Heads I Win, Tails You Lose!

(That’s cat-tails, obviously.) And who ever said cats were unpredictable?