A seller of flower roots
street seller · London, England · 19th century
A London street seller who sold flower roots and fruit by the season, keeping a stall with his wife. His name has not come down.
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c. 1850 · A man who sold flower roots in the street. He adds this just after saying that he earns less than a few years before.
“But it’s no use complaining; there’s lots worse off than I am--lots. I’ve given pennies and twopences to plenty that’s seen better days in the streets”
Henry Mayhew, London Labour and the London Poor, vol. 1 · the sellers of roots
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