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London Labour and the London Poor, Volume 1

Mayhew, Henry

1861

Of the Capital and Income of the Street-Sellers of Manufactured Articles.

Before giving a Summary of the Capital and Income of the above-mentioned class, I shall endeavour to arrive at some notion as to the number of persons belonging to this division of the London Street-sellers.

As far as I am able to ascertain, the following estimate may be taken as an approximation to the truth. There are in the metropolis hard ware-sellers, cheap Johns, sellers of cutlery, sellers of tailors' needles, sellers of metal spoons, sellers of jewellery, sellers of card counters, sellers of medals, sellers of rings and sovereigns for a wager, sellers of children's gilt watches, sellers of tin-ware, swagbarrowmen, sellers of dog-collars, &c., sellers of tools, sellers of crockery and glass-wares, sellers of spar-ornaments, sellers of Chinaornaments, sellers of stone-fruit, packmen and duffers or hawkers of soft wares, sellers of tapes, cottons, &c.. sellers of lace, sellers of japanned table covers, brace and belt-sellers, sellers of hose, sellers of waistcoats, sellers of blacking, sellers of blacklead, sellers of French polish, sellers of greaseremoving composition, sellers of plating-balls, sellers of corn-salve, sellers of China and glass cement, sellers of razor paste, sellers of crackers and detonating-balls, sellers of Lucifer matches, sellers of cigar-lights, sellers of gutta-percha heads, sellers of flypapers and beetle-wafers, sellers of poison for rats, sellers of walking-sticks, sellers of whips, sellers of clay and Meerschaum pipes, sellers of tobacco-boxes, snuff-boxes, and cigarcases, sellers of cigars, sellers of sponge, sellers of wash-leathers, sellers of spectacles, and eye-glasses, sellers of dolls, lotsellers, sellers of Roulette tables, sellers of rhubarb, rat-catchers, sellers of combs, sellers of money-bags, sellers of coat-studs; making altogether a total of .

Some few of the above trades are, however, of only a temporary character; as, for instance, such as are engaged in the street-sale of crackers and detonating-balls—the month of November and the Christmas week being the only regular periods, with the exception of fairs and races, for the vending of those articles. The fly-papers and beetle-wafers are other instances of the same kind—summer being the only season in which there is a demand for such things. Making due allowance therefore for the temporary character of some of the callings, as well as for the itinerancy and unsettledness of other trades or traders, we may, I think, safely assume that the street-sellers connected with this class are about in number.

Concerning the amount of capital invested in this branch of the street-traffic as well as the income derived therefrom, the following tables are given as being somewhat near the truth.

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METAL.
Street-Sellers of Hardware.
	£	s.	d.
Stock-money for 100 vendors at 10s. each . . . . . . . . . . .	50	0	0
Cheap Johns.
6 carts 30l. each, and stock-money for the same, 50l. each . . . . .	480	0	0
Street-Sellers of Cutlery.
Stock-money for 30 vendors at 1s. 6d. each . . . . . . . .	2	5	0
Blind Street-Sellers of Tailors' Needles.
6 boxes at 1s. 6d. each; stockmoney for 6 vendors at 2s. each . .	1	1	0
Street-Sellers of Metal Spoons, &c., at Public- Houses.
Stock-money for 20 vendors at 2s. 6d. each . . . . . . . . .	2	10	0
Street-Sellers of Jewellery.
500 boxes at 3s. 6d. each; stockmoney for 500 vendors at 15s. each .	462	10	0
Street-Sellers of Card-Counters, Medals, &c.
17 boxes at 3s. each; stock-money for 17 vendors at 2s. 6d. each . . .	4	13	6
Street-Sellers of Rings and Sovereigns for Wagers.
Stock-money for 6 vendors at 2s. 6d. each . . . . . . . . . . .	0	15	0
Street-Sellers of Children's Gilt Watches.
Stock-money for 25 vendors at 5s. each . . . . . . . . . . .	6	5	0
Street-Sellers of Tin-Ware.
50 stalls, at 3s. each; stock-money for 100 vendors, averaging 6s. each	37	10	0
Street Swag-barrowmen.
100 barrows, at 1l. each; stockmoney for 150 swag-barrowmen, at 10s. each . . . . . . . . .	175	0	0
Street-Sellers of Dog-collars, Key-rings, &c.
6 stalls, at 3s. each; stock-money for 12 vendors, at 5s. each . . .	3	18	0
Street-Sellers of Tools.
6 stalls, at 3s. each; stock-money for 40 vendors, at 10s. each . . .	20	18	0
CROCKERY AND GLASS.
Street-Sellers of Crockery and Glass-Wares.
100 barrows, at 1l. each; 280 baskets, at 2s. 6d. each; 280 linen bags, at 1s. 6d. each; stock-money for 380 vendors, at 10s. each . . . . .	346	0	0
Street-Sellers of Spar and China-Ornaments, and Stone-Fruit.
16 barrows, at 1l. each; stockmoney for 12 vendors of sparorna- ments, at 15s. each; 16 baskets, at 2s. 6d. each; 16 stalls, at 3s. each; stock-money for 6 vendors of stonefruit, at 10s. each; and 20 roulette tables, at 2s. 6d. each; stock-money for 30 sellers of China-ornaments, at 5s. each . . . . . . . . .	42	8	0
TEXTILE.
Packmen and Duffers, or Hawkers of Soft Wares.
120 wrappers, at 2s. each; stockmoney for 120 hawkers, at 5l. each	612	0	0
Street-Sellers of Small Ware, or Tapes, Cottons, &c.
500 boxes, at 1s. 6d. each; stockmoney for 500 vendors, at 1s. each	62	10	0
Street-Sellers of Lace.
20 baskets, at 2s. 6d. each; 20 boxes, at 3s. each; 60 stalls, at 3s. each; stock-money for 100 vendors, averaging 2s. 6d. each . . . . .	27	0	0
Street-Sellers of Japan Table-Covers.
Stock-money for 15 sellers, at 10s. each . . . . . . . . . .	7	10	0
Street-Sellers of Braces and Belts, Hose, Trowserstraps, and Waistcoats.
100 stalls, at 4s. each; 300 rods, with hooks to hang the braces upon, at 3d. each; stock-money for 500 brace-sellers, at 5s. each . . . .	148	15	0
Street-Sellers of Hose.
Stock-money for 50 vendors, at 10s. each . . . . . . . . .	25	0	0
Street-Sellers of Waistcoats.
Stock-money for 3 vendors, at 15s. each . . . . . . . . . .	2	5	0
CHEMICALS.
Street-Sellers of Blacking.
200 boxes, at 6d. each; 30 bags, at 1s. each; stock-money for 230 vendors, averaging 2s. each . . .	29	10	0
Street-Sellers of Black-Lead.
Stock-money for 125 vendors, at 1s. each . . . . . . . . .	6	5	0
Street-Sellers of French Polish.
5 boxes, at 1s. 6d. each; stockmoney for 5 vendors, at 2s. 6d. each	1	0	0
Street-Sellers of Grease-removing Composition.
7 boxes, at 1s. 6d. each; stockmoney for 7 vendors, at 1s. 6d. each	1	1	0
Street-Sellers of Plating-Balls.
4 boxes, at 1s. 6d. each; stockmoney for 4 vendors, at 1s. each .	0	10	0
Street-Sellers of Corn-Salve.
8 boxes, at 1s. 6d. each; stockmoney for 8 vendors, at 6d. each .	0	16	0
Street-Sellers of Glass and China-Cement.
4 boxes, at 1s. 6d. each; stockmoney for 4 vendors, at 6d. each .	0	8	0
Street-Sellers of Razor-Paste.
6 trays, at 2s. each; stock-money for 6 vendors, at 1s. each . . . .	0	18	0
Street-Sellers of Crackers and Detonating-Balls.
55 trays, at 2s. each; stock-money for 55 vendors, at 1s. 6d. each . .	9	12	6
Street-Sellers of Lucifer Matches.
200 boxes, at 6d. each; stockmoney for 200 vendors, at 6d. each .	10	0	0
Street-Sellers of Cigar-Lights.
Stock-money for 100 vendors, at 6d. each . . . . . . . . .	2	10	0
Street-Sellers of Gutta-Percha Heads.
30 boxes, at 1s. 6d. each; stockmoney for 30 vendors, at 1s. each .	3	15	0
Street-Sellers of Fly-Papers and Beetle-Wafers.
Stock-money for 50 vendors, at 1s. each . . . . . . . . . .	2	10	0
Street-Sellers of Poison for Rats.
Stock-money for 25 vendors, at 2s. 6d. each . . . . . . . .	3	2	6
MIScellANEOUS.
Street-Sellers of Walking-sticks.
Stock-money for 35 vendors, at 5s. each . . . . . . . . . .	8	15	0
Street-Sellers of Whips.
Stock-money for 30 vendors, at 15s. each . . . . . . . . . .	22	10	0
Street-Sellers of Pipes (Tobacco).
Stock-money for 4 vendors, at 5s. each . . . . . . . . . .	1	0	0
Street-Sellers of Snuff-Boxes, Tobacco-Boxes, &c.
15 stalls, at 4s. each; stock-money for 15 vendors, at 10s. each . . .	10	10	0
Street-Sellers of Cigars.
Stock-money for 100 vendors, at 10s. each . . . . . . . . .	50	0	0
Street-Sellers of Sponge.
50 baskets, at 1s. each; stockmoney for 50 vendors, at 5s. each .	15	0	0
Street-Sellers of Wash-Leathers.
Stock-money for 200 vendors, at 2s. 6d. each . . . . . . . .	25	0	0
Street-Sellers of Spectacles and Eye-Glasses.
Stock-money for 35 vendors, at 5s. each . . . . . . . . . .	8	15	0
Street-Sellers of Dolls.
20 stalls, at 4s. each; 30 baskets, at 3s. 6d. each; stock-money for 50 vendors, at 10s. each . . . . .	34	5	0
Street Lot-Sellers.
50 boxes, at 1s. 6d. each; stockmoney for 50 sellers, at 2s. 6d. each .	10	0	0
Street-Sellers of Roulette Boxes.
2 baskets, at 3s. 6d.; stock-money for 2 vendors, at 1l. each . . . .	2	7	0
Street-Sellers of Rhubarb and Spice.
4 boxes, at 6s. each; stock-money for 4 vendors, at 10s. each . . . .	3	4	0
Rat-Catchers.
20 belts, at 3s. 6d. each; 25 cages, at 1s. each; 25 pair of ferrets, at 2s. 6d. per pair; keep for 25 pair of ferrets, at 4d. per pair weekly . .	8	5	10
Street-Sellers of Combs.
50 stalls, at 3s. each; 50 boxes, at 3s. 6d. each; stock-money for 50 vendors, at 2s. 6d. each . . . .	22	10	0
Street-Sellers of Money-Bags.
Stock-money for 50 vendors, at 2s. each . . . . . . . . . . .	5	0	0
Street-Sellers of Coat-Studs.
70 boxes, at 1s. 6d. each, stockmoney for 70 vendors, at 2s. 6d. each	14	0	0
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Total amount of capital . . .	2,833	13	4
INCOME OF THE STREET-SELLERS OF MANUFAC- TURED ARTICLES.
METAL.
Street-Sellers of Hardware.
There are at present 100 hardware sellers, trading in London, &c.; half of them, I am assured, may be said to take on an average from 20s. to 25s., weekly the year through; a quarter take 15s., and the remaining quarter from 7s. 6d. to 10s. Calculating an average receipt of 15s. each per week, throughout the entire class, men, women, and children, we find there is annually expended in street-sold hardwares . . . . . . . . .	3,900	0	0
Cheap Johns.
If we calculate that there are 6 "Cheap Johns" in London throughout the year, and that they each take 4l. per day for nine months in the year, or 24l. per week; this amounts to about 5,000l. in nine months. Say that during the winter or the remaining 13 weeks of the year, their receipts are 15l. each per week, this amounts to upwards of 1000l. additional, thus making a gross annual outlay with these dealers of	6,000	0	0
Street-Sellers of Cutlery.
Reckoning there are 30 men who are engaged regularly in the sale of cutlery, and that the average takings of each are about 15s. weekly, this gives a yearly expenditure in the streettrade of cutlery . . . . . . .	1,170	0	0
Blind Street-Sellers of Tailors' Needles.
There are now 6 men engaged in selling needles at the several tailors' shops, and calculating their average daily receipts to be 2s. 6d. or 15s. a week each, we find that the annual takings of the whole are . . . .	234	0	0
Street-Sellers of Metal-Spoons in Publichouses.
From the best information I can arrive at, the number of metal-spoon hawkers is 20, each of whom take upon an average 16s. weekly, thus showing a yearly expenditure in the street-sale of spoons of . . . . .	832	0	0
Street-Sellers of Jewellery.
I am informed that there are at present 500 persons engaged in the street sale of jewellery, and calculating a weekly profit of 10s. 6d., and a receipt of 18s. per individual, we find expended in the street-trade . .	23,400
Street-Sellers of Card-Counters.
If there be, on the year's average, only two street-sellers disposing of "Jacks" and earning 9s. a week,—to earn which the receipts will be about 20s.,—we find expended in the streets on these trifles annually . . . .	104	0	0
Street-Sellers of Medals.
An intelligent man, familiar with the trade, and who was in the habit of clubbing his stock-money with two others, so that they might buy a gross of medals at a time, calculated that 15 medal-sellers were engaged in the traffic the year through, and earned, upon medals alone, 6d. a day each, to clear which they must take 6s. 6d. weekly, giving a yearly outlay of . . . . . . . . . .	253	10	0
Street-Sellers of Rings and Sovereigns for a Wager.
One of this class, who is "up to all the dodges of the trade," informed me that there were only 6 men working the rings and sovereigns now in the streets, and that the average takings of each might be about 12s. weekly, thus showing a yearly expenditure of	187	4	0
Street-Sellers of Children's Gilt Watches.
Calculating that 25 persons now vend watches for twelve weeks in the year and that each clears 8s. weekly, taking 24s., we find yearly expended in London streets on these toy watches . . . . . . . . .	360	0	0
Street-Sellers of Tin-Ware.
If we calculate an average receipt, per individual, of 10s. weekly: we find, reckoning 100 sellers, a yearly expenditure on tins, bought in the street, of . . . . . . . . .	2,600	0	0
Swag-Barrowmen.
Calculating that 100 of these traders are, the year round, in London (some are absent all the summer at country fairs, and on any favourable opportunity), and that each takes 2l. weekly, we find thus expended in the streets of London, in a year, no less than . . . . . . . . . .	10,400	0	0
Sellers of Dog-Collars, Key-Rings, &c.
Reckoning 12s. weekly taken by 12 men, there is expended yearly in the streets upon dog-collars . . .	374	0	0
Street-Sellers of Tools.
There are at present 40 men engaged in selling tools throughout the metropolis and they each average about 15s. weekly. This gives a yearly outlay of . . . . . . .	1,560	0	0
Street-Sellers of Crockery and Glass-Wares.
According to the best calculation there are 380 vendors of crockery and glass-wares, and the average takings of each may be said to amount to 10s. weekly, so giving an annual expenditure in the streets of . . . .	9,880	0	0
Street-Sellers of Spar-Ornaments.
In this trade I am informed that there are now 12 men, 9 of whom are assisted by their wives, and that in the summer months there are 18. Their profits are about 15s. per week on an average of the whole year. What amount of money may be expended by the public in the street-purchase of "spars" I am unable definitely to state, so much being done in the way of barter; but assuming that there are 14 sellers throughout the year, and that their profits are cent. per cent., there would appear to be laid out in the streets every year on these articles, about . . . .	1,000	0	0
Street-Sellers of China-Ornaments.
There are, I am informed, about 30 persons in this trade. If we calculate the receipts at 10s. weekly (a low average considering the success of some of the raffles), we find yearly expended in the streets in these ornamental productions . . . . . .	780	0	0
Street-Sellers of Stone-Fruit.
Supposing that there are 6 persons selling stone-fruit in the streets through the year, and that each earns 9s. weekly (one man said 7s. 6d. was the limit of his weekly profits), we find 140l. received as profit on these articles, and calculating the gains at 33 per cent., an outlay of . . . . .	420	0	0
TEXTILE.
Packmen and Duffers, or Hawkers of Soft Wares.
I am told by a London hawker of soft goods that the number of his craft, hawking London and its vicinity, as far as he can judge, is about 120. In this number are included the Irish linen hawkers. I am also informed that the fair trader's profits amount to about 20 per cent., while those of the not over-particular trader range from 80 to 200 per cent. In a fair way of business it is said the hawker's takings will amount, upon an average, to 7l. or 8l. per week; whereas the receipts of the "duffer," or unfair hawker, will sometimes reach to 50l. per week; at 7l. per week each, the gross takings will amount to . . . . . .	43,680	0	0
Street-Sellers of Small Ware, or Tapes, Cottons, Laces, &c.
From the best data at my command, I believe there are not fewer than 500 individuals selling these wares in London. Their weekly receipts do not appear to average more than 6s. each, hence the expenditure on these articles will amount to . . . . . .	7800	0	0
Street-Sellers of Lace.
100 persons in this trade may be said each to take 10s. 6d. weekly, the profit being about cent. per cent.; hence the annual sum expended in the streets in lace and similar commodities is . . . . . . . . . .	2730	0	0
Street-Sellers of Japanned Table-Covers.
Calculating that 15 street-sellers each take 25s. weekly the year round — one-half being the profit, including their advantages in bartering and raffling—we find there is expended yearly upon japanned table-covers, bought in the streets . . . . . .	975	0	0
Street-Sellers of Braces and Belts.
500 brace-sellers are said to clear 5s. a week each on those articles alone, and estimating the profit at 33 per cent., it shows a street expenditure of 26,196l., and calculating one-eighth less for belts, we find that the annual outlay in the streets on braces and belts is . . . . . . . . .	29,470	0	0
Street-Sellers of Hose.
A few pairs of women's stockings are hawked by women, and sold to servant-maids; but the trade in these goods, I am informed, including all classes of sellers—of whom there may be fifty—does not exceed (notwithstanding the universality of the wear) the receipt of 6s. weekly per individual, with a profit of from 1s. 4d. to 2s.; thus there is an aggregate expenditure yearly of . . . . . . .	800	0	0
Street-Sellers of Waistcoats.
There are sometimes no waistcoatsellers at all; but generally two, and not unfrequently three. The profits of these men are 1s. on a bad, and 2s. 6d. on a good day. As, at intervals, the street-sellers dispose of a sleeve-waistcoat (waistcoat with sleeves) at from 4s. 6d. to 6s., we may estimate the average earnings in the trade at 5s. per market day, or 10s. in the week; assuming their profits to be 33 per cent., this shows an annual outlay of . . . . . . . . .	312	0	0
CHEMICAL.
Street-Sellers of Blacking.
There are at present 230 vendors of blacking in the London streets. 210 of these sell cake and liquid blacking, each taking 6s. weekly, while the 20 others "work" the Mews with a superior kind of blacking, taking 15s. each; thus there is a yearly expenditure in the sale of blacking in the streets of . . .	4,056	0	0
Street-Sellers of Black-Lead.
There are, I am informed, 100 to 150 persons selling and hawking black-lead in the streets; it may be estimated that they take 4s. each weekly (the adults selling other small articles with the black-lead); thus we find—averaging the number of sellers at 125 — that there is expended yearly in the street-sale of this article . . . . . . . .	1,300	0	0
Street-Sellers of French Polish.
The French-polish-Sellers, I am assured by a man familiar with the business, take 2s. a day each; the 2s. leaves a profit of 10d. The street expenditure is, therefore (reckoning five regular sellers) annually . .	156	0	0
Street-Sellers of Grease-removing Composition.
Calculating that 7 grease-removers carry on the sale of the article 3 days each week, and clear 1s. 6d. per day, we find a yearly expenditure on this commodity equal to . . . . .	81	18	0
Street-Sellers of Plating-Balls.
Reckoning that 4 men are engaged in selling plating-balls 3 days in each week, and that each take 2s. a day, we find there is an annual outlay on the sale of this article of . . . .	62	8	0
Street-Sellers of Corn Salve.
Calculating that 8 of these traders take 10s. weekly, we find there is expended in the streets on this salve	208	0	0
Street-Sellers of Glass and China-Cement.
There are at present 4 men vending this article in the streets of London, and if each seller take 5s. weekly (of which 4s. may be profit), we find there is expended yearly by street customers in this cement . . .	52	0	0
Street-Sellers of Razor Paste.
Calculating that 6 men "work" the metropolis daily, taking 2s. each per day (with 1s. 2d. profit), we find the amount of the street outlay to be upwards of . . . . . . . .	187	0	0
Street-Sellers of Crackers and Detonating-Balls.
I am assured that for a few days last November, from 50 to 60 men and women were selling crackers in the streets. The most intelligent man that I met with, acquainted, as he called it, "with all the ins and outs of the trade," calculated that during the month of November and at Christmas, 100l. at least was expended in the streets in these combustibles, and another 100l. at other times of the year, thus giving altogether a yearly outlay of . . . . . . . .	200	0	0
Street-Sellers of Lucifer-Matches.
Supposing that each of the 200 traders take, on lucifers alone, but 4s. weekly, selling nine dozen (with a profit to the seller of from 1s. 9d. to 2s. 6d.), we find on lucifer-matches bought in the streets an annual outlay of . . . . . . . . . .	2,080	0	0
Street-Sellers of Cigar-Lights or Fuzees.
It will, I believe, be accurate to state that in the streets there are generally 100 persons subsisting, or endeavouring to subsist, on the sale of fuzees alone. It may be estimated also that each of these traders averages a receipt of 10d. a day (with a profit exceeding 6d.), so that the sum yearly laid out in the streets in this way amounts to . . . . . .	1,300	0	0
Street-Sellers of Gutta-Percha Heads, &c.
There are at present, I am informed, 30 persons selling guttapercha heads in the streets, some of them confining their business solely to those articles. Their average receipts, I am assured, do not exceed 5s. a week each, for, though some may take 15s. a week, others, and generally the stationary head-sellers, do not take 1s. The profit to the street retailer is one-third of his receipts. From this calculation it appears, that if the present rate of sale continue, the sum spent yearly in these street toys is . . . . .	390	0	0
Street-Sellers of Fly-Papers and Beetle-Wafers.
Last summer, I was informed, there were 50 or 60 persons selling flypapers and beetle-wafers in the streets; some of them boys, and all of them of the general class of streetsellers, who "take" to any trade for which 1s. suffices as capital. Their average earnings may be estimated at 2s. 6d. a day, about one-half being profit. This gives a street outlay, for a "season" of ten weeks, of . .	375	0	0
Street-Sellers of Poison for Rats.
Calculating 25 sellers of rat-poison, and each taking on an average 1s. daily for the sale of their article, we find that the sum annually expended upon this commodity amounts to .	390	0	0
MIScellANEOUS.
Street-Sellers of Walking-Sticks.
For 12 weeks of the year there are, I am told, every day 35 stick-sellers, each taking, on an average, 30s. a week (with a profit, individually, of about 12s.); we find thus that the sum expended yearly in walking-sticks in the streets is . . . . . . .	630	0	0
Street-Sellers of Whips, &c.
Averaging that 30 whip-sellers take 25s. each weekly (with profits of from 5s. to 10s.) in London alone, we find that the yearly sum expended in the streets in whips amounts to .	1,950	0	0
Street-Sellers of Pipes (Tobacco).
If we calculate that 4 persons sell pipes daily the year through, taking each 25s. (and clearing 10s.), we find the yearly sum expended upon the hawkers' pipes amounts to . . .	260	0	0
Street-Sellers of Snuff-Boxes, Tobacco-Boxes, &c.
Reckoning that 15 persons trading on snuff and tobacco and cigar-boxes take 18s. weekly (clearing 7s. or 8s.), we find the sum thus expended annually amounts to . . . . . .	702	0	0
Street-Sellers of Cigars.
Reckoning the number of vendors of cigars at 100, and the average takings of each to be 20s. weekly, we have a yearly outlay of . . . .	5,200	0	0
Street-Sellers of Sponge.
Calculating, then, that only 50 persons (and so allowing for the irregularities in the trade) vend sponge daily, and that each takes 15s. weekly, —some taking 25s., and others but 5s.—with about half profit on the whole (the common sponge is often from 200 to 300 per cent. profit), we find the outlay to be . . . . .	1,950	0	0
Street-Sellers of Wash-Leather.
There are, I am assured, 100 individuals selling little or nothing else but wash-leather in London (for these traders are found in all the suburbs), and that they respectively take 10s. weekly, with a profit of from 4s. to 5s. There are, also, 100 other persons selling them occasionally, along with other goods, and as they vend the higher-priced articles, they probably receive nearly an equal amount, Hence it would appear that there is annually expended in the streets in this purchase, upwards of . . . .	5,000	0	0
Street-Sellers of Spectacles and Eye-glasses.
It may be estimated, I am assured, that there are 35 men who vend these articles daily, taking 15s. a week (with a profit of 10s.), the yearly expenditure being thus . .	1,365	0	0
Street-Sellers of Dolls.
There are, at least, at this time of year, when the fairs are coming on, 50 doll-hawkers, who vend nothing else. Say that each of these sell one dozen dolls per day, and that their average price is 4d. each; that is just 10l. a day, and 60l. per week. In the winter time so many are not sold; but I have no doubt that 50l.'s worth of dolls are sold each week throughout the year by London hawkers alone, hence the annual outlay on streetdolls would be close upon. . . .	3,000	0	0
Street Lot-sellers.
It may be estimated that 50 men carry on this trade. Each of these may take 13s. weekly (with a profit of 7s. 6d.), so showing the annual street outlay to be . . . . . .	1,690	0	0
Street-Sellers of Roulette Tables.
Calculating the 2 sellers of Roulette tables take 30s. each weekly, we find the annual outlay amounts to . . .	156	0	0
Street-Sellers of Rhubarb.
Reckoning 4 street-sellers of rhubarb and spice each taking 18s. weekly, we find the sum annually spent in the sale of these articles to be upwards of . . . . . . . .	187	0	0
Rat-Catchers.
There are, I am told, 100 ratcatchers resorting, at intervals, to London, but only a fourth of that number can be estimated as carrying on their labours regularly in town; their average earnings, I am assured, do not exceed 15s. a week; thus there is a yearly expenditure of . . . . .	975	0	0
Street-Sellers of Combs.
From the best information I have gained, there are 50 persons who sell nothing but combs, the average takings of each are 9s. a week, showing the yearly outlay in the streets on these articles to be . . . . . . . .	1,170	0	0
Street-Sellers of Money-Bags.
There are at present 50 persons consisting of men, women, and children vending money-bags in the streets of London, each taking on an average 1s. 6d. daily, or 9s. per week, and so giving a yearly expenditure of . .	1,170	0	0
Street-Sellers of Coat-Studs.
There are, I am informed, no less than 70 persons, consisting of men, women, and children. These, I am told, take upon an average 15s. a week each, their usual profits being cent. per cent.; thus we find a yearly outlay on studs bought in the streets of . .	2.730	0	0
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Total amount of income . .	£ 188,189	0	0

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	Title Page
	PREFACE
	The Street-Folk: Of Wandering Tribes in General
	Of the Wandering Tribes of this Country
	Of the London Street-Folk
	Of the Number of Costermongers and Other Street-Folk Of the Number of Costermongers and Other Street-Folk Of the Varieties of Street-Folk in General, and Costermongers in Particular Of Costermongering Mechanics Ancient Calling of Costermongers Of the Obsolete Cries of the Costermongers Of the Costermongers 'Economically' Considered The London Street Markets on a Saturday Night The Sunday Morning Markets Habits and amusements of Costermongers Gambling of Costermongers 'Vic Gallery' The Politics of Costermongers.-- Policemen Marriage and Concubinage of Costermongers Religion of Costermongers Of the Uneducated State of Costermongers Language of Costermongers Of the Nicknames of Costermongers Of the Education of Costermongers' Children The Literature of Costermongers Of the Honesty of Costermongers Of the Conveyances of the Costermongers and Other Street-Sellers Of the 'Smithfield Races' Of the Donkeys of the Costermongers Of the Costermongers' Capital Of the 'Slang' Weights and Measures Of Half Profits Of the Boys of the Costermongers, and their Bunts Of the Juvenile Trading of the Costermongers Of the Education of the 'Coster-Lads' The Life of a Coster-Lad Of the 'Penny Gaff' Of the Coster-Girls The Life of a Coster Girl Of Costermongers and Thieves Of the More Provident Costermongers Of the Homes of the Costermongers Of the Dress of the Costermongers Once Try You'll Come Again Of the Diet and Drink of Costermongers Of the Cries, Rounds, and Days of Costermongers Of the Costermongers on their Country Rounds Of the Earnings of Costermongers Of the Capital and Income of the Costermongers Of the Providence and Improvidence of Costermongers Of the Costermongers in Bad Weather and During the Cholera Of the Costermongers' Raffles Of the Markets and Trade Rights of the Costerongers, and of the Laws Affecting Them Of the Removals of Costermongers From the Streets Of the Tricks of Costermongers
	Of the Street-Sellers of Fish Of the Street-Sellers of Fish Of the Costermongers' Fish Season Billingsgate Of the Forestalling of Markets and the Billingsgate Of 'Wet' Fish-Sellers in the Streets
	Of Sprat-Selling in the Streets Of Sprat-Selling in the Streets Of Shell-Fish Sellers in the Streets Of Shrimp Selling in the Streets Of Oyster Selling in the Streets Of Periwinkle Selling in the Streets Of 'Dry' Fish Selling in the Streets Gross Value of the Several Kinds of Fish Annually Sold in the Streets of London
	Of the Street-Sellers of Fruit and Vegetables Of the Kinds and Quantity of Fruit and Vegetables Sold in the Streets Of the Fruit and Vegetable Season of the Costermongers Of Covent Garden Market Of 'Green' Fruit Selling in the Streets Of the Orange and Nut Market Of Orange and Lemon Selling in the Streets Of Nut Selling in the Streets Of Roasted Chestnuts and Apples Of 'Dry' Fruit Selling in the Streets Of the Street-Sale of Vegetables Of the 'Aristocratic' Vegetable-Sale Of Onion Selling in the Streets Of Pot-Herbs and Celery Gross Value of the Fruit and Vegetables Sold annually in the London Streets
	Of the Stationary Street-Sellers of Fish, Fruit, and Vegetables Of the Number of Street Stalls Of the Character of the Street-Stalls Of Fruit-Stall Keepers Of a Public Meeting of Street-Sellers
	Of the Street-Irish Of the Street-Irish Of the Causes Which Have Made the Irish Turn Costermongers How the Street-Irish Displanted the Street-Jews in the Orange Trade Of the Religion of the Street-Irish Of the Education, Literature, Amusements, and Politics of the Street-Irish The Homes of the Street-Irish Irish Lodging-Houses For Immigrants Of the Diet, Drink, and Expense of Living of the Street-Irish Of the Resources of the Street-Irish as Regards 'Stock-Money,' Sickness, Burials, &c. Of the History of Some Irish Street-Sellers Of the Irish 'Refuse'--Sellers
	Of the Street-Sellers of Game, Poultry (Live and Dead), Rabbits, Butter, Cheese, and Eggs Of the Street-Sellers of Game, &c. Of the Quantity of Game, Rabbits, and Poultry, Sold in the Streets Of the Street-Purchasers of Game and Poultry Of the Experience of a Game Hawker Statement of Two Poultry Hawkers Of the Street Sale of Live Poultry Of Rabbit Selling in the Streets Of the Street Sale of Butter, Cheese, and Eggs
	Of the Sellers of Trees, Shrubs, Flowers (Cut and In Pots), Roots, Seeds, and Branches Of the Sellers of Trees, &c. Of the Quantity of Shrubs, 'Roots,' Flowers, Etc., Sold in the Streets, and of the Buyers Of the Street Sale of Trees and Shrubs The London Flower Girls Of Two Orphan Flower Girls Of the Life of a Flower Girl Of the Street Sale of Lavender Cut Flowers Of the Street Sale of Flowers in Pots, Roots, Etc. Of the Street Sale of Seeds Of Christmasing-- Laurel, Ivy, Holly, and Mistletoe Of the Sale of May, Palm, Etc
	Street-Sellers of Green Stuff Street-Sellers of Green Stuff Of Watercress-Selling, in Farringdon Market Of the Street-Sellers of Water-Cress Watercress Girl Of Groundsel and Chickweed Sellers Of Turf Cutting and Selling Of the Experience and Customers of A Turf-Cutter Of Plantain-Sellers
	Of the Street-Sellers of Eatables and Drinkables Of the Street-Sellers of Eatables and Drinkables Of the Street-Sellers of Pea-Soup and Hot Eels Of the Experience of a Hot-Eel and Pea-Soup Man Of the Street-Sellers of Pickled Whelks Of the Customers, Etc., of Pickled Whelk-Sellers Of the Street Sellers, and of the Preparation of Fried Fish Of the Experience of a Fried Fish- Seller, and of the Class of Customers Of the Preparation and Quantity of Sheep's Trotters, and of the Street-Sellers Statements of Sheep's Trotter Women Of the Street Trade in Baked Potatoes Of 'Trotting,' or 'Hawking' Butchers Of the Experience of a Hawking Butcher Of the Street-Sellers of Ham-Sandwiches Of the Experience of a Ham Sandwich- Seller Of the Street-Sellers of Bread Of the Street-Sellers of Hot Green Peas Of the Experience of a Hot Green Pea Seller Of Cats' and Dogs'--Meat Dealers Of the Street-Sale of Drinkables Of Coffee-Stall Keepers Of the Street Sale of Ginger-Beer, Sherbet, Lemonade, &c Of the Experience and Customers of A Ginger-Beer Seller Of the Street-Sellers of Hot Elder Wine Of the Street Sale of Peppermint-Water Of Milk Selling in St. James's Park Of the Street Sale of Milk Of the Street-Sale of Curds and Whey Of the Street-Sellers of Rice-Milk Of Water-Carriers Of the Street-Sellers of Pastry and Confectionary Of Street Piemen Of the Street-Sellers of Boiled Puddings Of the Street-Sellers of Plum 'Duff' or Dough Of the Street-Sellers of Cakes, Tarts, &c. Of Other Cake-Sellers in the Streets Of the Street-Sellers of Gingerbread- Nuts, &c. Of the Street-Sellers of Hot-Cross Buns, and of Chelsea Buns Of Muffin and Crumpet-Selling in the Streets Of the Street Sale of Sweet-Stuff Of the Customers of the Sweet-Stuff Street-Sellers Of the Street-Sellers of Cough Drops and of Medical Confectionary 'Lohoch de farfara,' the Lohoch of Coltsfoot Of the Street-Sellers of Ices and of Ice Creams Of the Capital and Income of the Street-Sellers of Eatables and Drinkables Capital, or Stock in Trade, of the Street- Sellers of Eatables and Drinkables Income, or 'Takings,' of Street-Sellers of Eatables and Drinkables
	Of the Street-Sellers of Stationery, Literature, and the Fine Arts Of the Street-Sellers of Stationery, &c. Of the Former and Present Street- Patterers Of the Habits, Opinions, Morals, and Religion of Patterers Generally Of the Publishers and authors of Street-Literature Of Long Song-Sellers Of Running Patterers Experience of a Running Patterer Of the Recent Experience of a Running Patterer Of the Chaunters Of the Experience of a Chaunter Of the Death and Fire Hunters Of the Sellers of Second Editions Of the Standing Patterers Experience of a Standing Patterer Of Political Litanies, Dialogues, etc. Of 'Cocks,' Etc. Of 'Strawing' Of the Sham indecent Street-Trade Of Religious Tract Sellers Of a Benefit Society of Patterers Of the Abodes, Tricks, Marriage, Character, and Characteristics of the Different Grades of Patterers Of the Low Lodging-Houses of London Of the Filth, Dishonesty, and Immorality of Low Lodging-Houses Of the Children in Low Lodging- Houses Of the Low Lodging-Houses Throughout the Country Of the Street Stationers, and the Street Card-Sellers Of the Seller of the Penny Short-Hand Cards The Lecture 'I perish with hunger' Of the Sellers of Race Cards and Lists Of the Street-Sellers of Gelatine, of Engraved, and of Playing Cards, &c. Of the Street-Sellers of Stationery Of the Experience of a Street- Stationer Of a 'Reduced' Gentlewoman, and a 'Reduced' Tradesman, as Street-Sellers of Stationery Of the Street-Sale of Memorandum- Books and Almanacks Of the Street-Sale of Pocket-Books and Diaries Of the Street-Sellers of Songs Of the Street 'Pinners-up,' or Wall Song-Sellers Of Ancient and Modern Street Ballad Minstrelsy Of Street 'Ballads on a Subject' Of the Street Poets and Authors Of the Experience of a Street Author, or Poet Of the Street-Sellers of Broad-Sheets Of the 'Gallows' Literature of the Streets Of the Street-Sellers of Conundrums Of the Street-Sellers of Comic Exhibitions, Magical Delusions, &c. Of the Street-Sellers of Play-Bills Of the Street-Sellers of Periodicals, Pamphlets, Tracts, Books, Etc. Of the Street-Sale of Back Numbers Of the Sale of Waste Newspapers at Billingsgate Of the Sale of Periodicals on the Steam- Boats and Steam-Boat Piers Of the Sale of Newspapers, Books, &c., at the Railway Stations Of the Street Booksellers Of the Character of Books of the Street-Sale Of the Experience of a Street Book- Seller Of Street Book-Auctioneers Of the Street-Sale of Song-Books, and of Children's Books Of the Street-Sellers of Account-Books Of the Street-Sellers of Guide-Books, &c. Of the Street-Sellers of Fine Arts Of Street Art Of the Street-Sellers of Engravings, Etc., in Umbrellas, Etc. Of the Street-Sellers of Pictures in Frames Of the Street-Sellers of Manuscript and Other Music Of the Capital and Income of the Street-Sellers of Stationery, Literature, and the Fine Arts Capital or Value of the Stock-in-Trade of the Street-Sellers of Stationery, Literature and the Fine Arts Income, or Average Annual 'Takings,' of the Street-Sellers of Stationery, Literature, and the Fine Arts An Epitome of the Pattering Class Of the 'Screevers,' or Writers of Begging-Letters and Petitions 'God Save the Queen' Of the Probable Means of Reformation
	Of the Street-Sellers of Manufactured Articles Of the Street-Sellers of Manufactured Articles Of the Street-Sellers of Manufactured Articles in Metal Of the Cheap Johns, or Street Han- Sellers 'The Original Cheap John' The Crippled Street-Seller of Nut- Meg-Graters Of the Swag-Shops of the Metropolis Shopkeepers and Dealers Supplied with the Following Articles -- Of the Life of a Cheap-John The Street-Sellers of Cutlery Of the Blind Street-Sellers of Tailors' Needles, etc. The Public-House Hawkers of Metal Spoons, Etc. Of the Street-Sellers of Jewellery Of the Pedlar-Jewellers Of the Street-Sellers of Card-Counters, Medals, Etc. The Construction is of Iron and of Glass, 1848 Feet Long. about Half is 456 Wide. the Remainder 408 Feet Wide, and 66 Feet High; Site, Upwards of 20 acres. Josh. Paxton, archt. Of the Street-Sellers of Rings and Sovereigns For Wagers Of the Street-Sellers of Children's Gilt Watches Of the Street-Sellers of Tinware Of the Life of a Tin-Ware Seller Of the Street-Sellers of Dog-Collars Of the Life of a Street-Seller of Dog- Collars Of the Street-Sellers of Tools Of the Beggar Street-Sellers Pike's Patent Cotton. 120 Yards 'The Lace-Makers' Appeal' 'ALLEN, Printer, Long-row, Nottingham' Of the 'House of Lords,' a Street-Seller's Defunct Club Of the Street-Sellers of Crockery and Glass-Wares Of the 'Swag,' Crockery, and Glass Shops Of the Street-Sellers of Spar and China Ornaments, and of Stone Fruit Of the Street-Sellers of Textile Fabrics Of the Haberdashery Swag-Shops Of Hawkers, Pedlars, and Petty Chapmen Of the Packmen, or Hawkers of Soft Wares Statement of a Packman Of the Tally Packman Of the 'Duffers' or Hawkers of Pretended Smuggled Goods Of the Street-Sellers of 'Small-Ware,' or Tape, Cotton, Etc. Of the Street-Sellers of Lace Of the Street-Sellers of Japanned Table- Covers Of the Street-Sellers of Braces, Belts, Hose, Trowser-Straps, and Waistcoats Of the Street-Sellers of Boot and Stay- Laces, &c. Of a Blind Female Seller of 'Small-Wares' The Blind Street-Seller of Boot-Laces Of the Life of a Blind Boot-Lace Seller Of the Low Lodging-Houses Statement of a Young Pickpocket Statement of a Prostitute Statement of a Beggar Meeting of Thieves Of the Country Lodging-Houses Of the Street-Sellers of Chemical Articles of Manufacture Of the Street-Sellers of Blacking, Black Lead, Etc. Of the Street-Sellers of French Polish Of the Street-Sellers of Grease-Removing Compositions Of the Street-Sellers of Corn-Salve Of the Street-Sellers of Glass and China Cement, and of Razor Paste Of the Street-Seller of Crackers and Detonating Balls Of the Street-Sellers of Lucifer-Matches Of the Street-Sellers of Cigar Lights, or Fuzees Of the Street-Sellers of Gutta-Percha Heads Of the Street-Sellers of Fly-Papers and Beetle-Wafers Of the Street-Sellers of Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles Of the Street-Sellers of Walking-Sticks Of the Street-Sellers of Whips, Etc. Of the Street-Sellers of Pipes, and of Snuff and Tobacco Boxes Of the Street-Sellers of Cigars Of the Street-Sellers of Sponge Of the Street-Sellers of Wash-Leathers Of the Street-Sellers of Spectacles and Eye-Glasses Of the Street-Sellers of Dolls Of the 'Swag-Barrowmen,' and 'Lot- Sellers' Of the Street-Sellers of Roulette Boxes Of the Street-Sellers of Poison For Rats Of the Street-Sellers of Rhubarb and Spice Of the Hawking of Tea
	Of the Women Street-Sellers Of the Women Street-Sellers Of a Single Woman, as a Street-Seller Of a Mechanic's Wife, as a Street-Seller Of an Irishwoman, as a Street-Seller Of a Widow, a Street-Seller
	Of the Children Street-Sellers of London Of the Children Street-Sellers of London Of Children Sent Out as Street-Sellers by their Parents Of a 'Neglected' Child, a Street-Seller Of a Hired Coster Boy Of an Orphan Boy, a Street-Seller Of the Life of an Orphan Girl, a Street- Seller Of Two Runaway Street-Boys Of the Capital and Income of the Street-Sellers of Manufactured Articles
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