{"product_id":"lot-de-2-carnets-manuscrits-de-boucherie-1919-a-1920","title":"Lot of 2 handwritten butcher ledgers - 1919 to 1920","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwo completely filled ledgers that offer a glimpse into the daily life of a butcher shop in the aftermath of the Great War. Several hundred handwritten pages record sales from 1919 to 1920: customers' names, cuts of meat, weights, prices, and payments. Roast veal, chops, pot-au-feu, bacon, and offal follow one another in ink handwriting, punctuated by crossings-out and settled accounts. Mentions of deliveries to the hospital and a higher education institution enrich this collection, bearing witness to the dietary habits and life of a local shop.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✦ Origin: France\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✦ Period: 1919 to 1920\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✦ Dimensions: approximately 22 x 18 cm per ledger\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✦ Material: paper, handwritten ink, and black-coated cardboard covers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✦ \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eContents: two completely filled ledgers, totaling several hundred handwritten pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✦ \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eCondition: rubbed and worn covers; pages with patina, stains, creases, and small tears\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSet of two old handwritten butcher shop ledgers, bearing witness to French food trade in 1919 and 1920.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brocante Jolbro","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55243756601677,"sku":null,"price":89.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0893\/1049\/5053\/files\/20261030_154908_abbadf94-abeb-4b0b-a8e1-f770bd8f6074.jpg?v=1793436072","url":"https:\/\/brocantejolbro.com\/en\/products\/lot-de-2-carnets-manuscrits-de-boucherie-1919-a-1920","provider":"Brocante Jolbro","version":"1.0","type":"link"}