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Historical currency, weights, measures and dates

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   Image from a North British Locomotive Co Ltd catalogue, entitled 'Locomotives for Narrow Guage Railways', featuring the specifications of 0.6.6.0. Type 'Mallet' locomotives, c1910s. (GUAS Ref: GD329/7/1/1/10 p46. Copyright reserved.) 
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The Economic History Services' "How much is that?" section can help you to establish the relative value of historical sums of money.   An image of a fashion page from an Army & Navy Stores Ltd catalogue, with the prices in pounds, shillings and pennies. (GUAS Ref: HF 128. Copyright reserved.) 
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