Wednesday 14 August 2013

Smaller early serif UDCs - Dulverton and Chard (but not Ilchester)

There are six towns with smaller (24 mm or less) UDCs in a serif font - South Petherton, Frome, Wiveliscombe, Dulverton, Chard and Ilchester.  Here are my examples of two of the last three - unfortunately I do not have an example of the Ilchester UDC.

Dulverton did not have an entry in the Steel Impression Book (SIB) for its UDC.  It is known used from 1830 to 1850.  Below are some examples from 1834 and 1835.


Chard also did not have an entry in the SIB for its UDC.  It is known used from 1831 to 1839.  The bottom of the two entires on the sheet below shows the UDC used in October 1836.

Again Ilchester did not have an entry in the SIB for its UDC.  It is known used from November 1836 to March 1838, a relatively short period which may explain why I haven't got an example.

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