Mr. George Cooper called in Grandma paid him 6s* for putting a new top to mahogany table.
**Using the Retail Price Index 6 shillings in 1859 is now worth approximately £22.
If Average Earnings is used the calculated figure is a staggering £122.00
The Diary of Mary Ann Denham
Wootton Bridge 1857 -1859
January 14th, 1859 by Mary Ann