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A Receipt from Standard White Lime

A handwritten receipt with dates ranging from April 28th to October 20th in a left-hand column - The cost for bushels of lime on these dates is calculated to $15.80 and dated to August 6th, 1909.

1909

Source: Beachville District Museum Reference Library

This receipt was issued to W. Pook on August 6, 1909, while he was building his home in Beachville. In October of that year, Mr. Pook paid $0.20 for each bushel of lime from Standard White Lime. To compare, Cole & Hacker sold bushels for $0.16 in 1898, 11 years earlier.