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Mercery (from
French mercerie,
meaning "habderdashery" (goods) or "haberdashery" (a shop
trading in
textiles and notions)
initially referred to silk,...
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haberdashery the
customer may
purchase one
button if that's all they want.
Hatter Mercery Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, 1989: "A
dealer in
small articles...
- or "merchier",
meaning a merchant:
originally one
trading in
textiles (
mercery).
Alison Mercer (born 1954), New
Zealand zoologist Asa Mercer,
first president...
- François Darboux,
businessman of
mercery, and Alix Gourdoux. The
father died when
Gaston was 7. His
mother undertook the
mercery business with
great courage...
- Biography. London: Smith,
Elder & Co. 1885–1900. Sutton, Anne F. (2005). The
Mercery of London: Trade,
Goods and People, 1130-1578. Aldershot, Hampshire: Ashgate...
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commenced working in
retail with
David Jones. He rose to be in
charge of the
mercery department and
lived above the store, as was
common in the era. Gowing...
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merchant or trader, more
specifically a
merchant who
deals in
textiles (
mercery) Mercer, a
member of the
London guild of the
Worshipful Company of Mercers...
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schoolboy years,
coined on
account of the fact his
father ran a men's
mercery business. He left
school at age 15. Richards, a
Coogee junior, was a halfback...
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Matthew Publications.
Retrieved 27
October 2006. Sutton, Anne F., The
Mercery of London: Trade,
Goods and People, 1130–1578, Aldershot, 2005 The Mercers'...
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Furniture Stores. In 1430, the site was
occupied by
shops by the name of Le
Mercery and by a
building known as ****ekeld (the dark well).
These were believed...
