1939-1940 Sales leaflets and Price Lists from Badminton Shop

Badminton’s Books
of Account
Here is a selection of some of the original
brochures and letters from suppliers found in
the Badminton shop (Drewetts Stores) books of
account dated 1939-1940.
As a guide to the prices quoted in the literature
£1.00 in 1939 would be worth approximately
£51.00 today, therefore a penny is worth 21p
and a shilling £2.52.
Further details relating to these accounts and
the village shop can be found at:
http://www.badmintonvillage.com/badminton-shop-old-accountbooks/

Feathery Flour
A gross is 12 dozen or 144 so the wholesale price of a
pound of flour was 2.5 pennies or 55p today. This brand is
no longer around but what a great ad line.”Feathery Flake
makes the best cake”

Aladdin Lamps
“...the cheapest method of lighting in the world.” A farthing
was a quarter of a penny (5p in todays money) the following
pages show portable radiators powered by paraffin as well as
all the accessories needed in the home for this equipment.

Ration book detailing how many candles per quarter could be
ordered.

Olive Oil Supply
Olive oil was used as a medicinal product rather than for its culinary
uses. Also another example of a letterhead proudly showing smoking
chimneys as a sign of industry and success.

Spratts Brouchure
Note, carriage is by train to the nearest station or steamer
but can also deliver by their own vans at an extra cost.

Note the box bottom left saying they make foods for Silver
Foxes, Mink etc.

Cat food was a relatively new addition to their range.

Hardware (Bristol) Ltd
This company is no more and neither is Milk Street, this
area is now covered by Bond Street and the M32 approach
road.

Another rare full colour sales literature example,
although given the product using colour is not
surprising.

Schweppes
This relatively plain pamphlet hid a colourful surprise.

A sales letter 1935 style.