Staircase.
| Bought of | £ | s. | d. | |
| Shoolbred | Kalmuc stair-carpet | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Maple | Umbrella-stand | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| “ | Hooks and rails for hats | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| £4 | 2 | 0 |
Kitchen.
(Whiteley for all.)
| £ | s. | d. | |
| Deal Table | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Two Chairs (3s. 9d.) | 0 | 7 | 6 |
| Three cups and saucers (2¾d.) | 0 | 0 | 8¼ |
| Three plates (2¼d.) | 0 | 0 | 6¾ |
| One bread-and-butter plate | 0 | 2 | 4¾ |
| Two bowls | 0 | 0 | 4½ |
| Set of jugs | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Bread-pan | 0 | 1 | 6½ |
| Four brown jars | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| Two pie-dishes | 0 | 1 | 1½ |
| Hot-water jug | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Slop-pail | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| Knife-tray | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Egg-whisk | 0 | 0 | 7½ |
| Fish-slice | 0 | 0 | 10½ |
| Mincing-knife | 0 | 1 | 4½ |
| Sugar-tin | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Weights and scales | 0 | 8 | 11 |
| Pestle and mortar | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Copper kettle | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| Two wire covers | 0 | 1 | 3½ |
| Sweep’s brush for stove | 0 | 1 | 1½ |
| Two stove-brushes | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Banister brush | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Scrubbing-brushes | 0 | 1 | 3½ |
| Broom | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| Carpet-broom | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| Knifeboard | 0 | 1 | 1½ |
| Two plate-brushes | 0 | 1 | 9½ |
| Plate-polisher | 0 | 1 | 6½ |
| Salt-box | 0 | 1 | 3½ |
| Leather | 0 | 1 | 1½ |
| Housemaid’s box | 0 | 2 | 3½ |
| One fork-tin | 0 | 0 | 6½ |
| Colander | 0 | 1 | 4½ |
| Spice-box | 0 | 1 | 11½ |
| Cake-tin | 0 | 0 | 7½ |
| Tart-tins | 0 | 0 | 5¾ |
| Patty-pans | 0 | 0 | 6½ |
| Meat-saw | 0 | 1 | 11½ |
| Meat-chopper | 0 | 1 | 11½ |
| Coalscuttle | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Coal-hammer | 0 | 0 | 10¾ |
| Coal-shovel | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Toast-fork | 0 | 0 | 6½ |
| Pepper-box | 0 | 0 | 4¾ |
| Tea-tray | 0 | 1 | 11½ |
| Paste jagger | 0 | 1 | 11½ |
| Two flat irons | 0 | 1 | 9½ |
| Pail | 0 | 1 | 4½ |
| Brass water-jug | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| Japanned can | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| Two saucepans | 0 | 9 | 6 |
| One saucepan | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| One saucepan | 0 | 1 | 9½ |
| ‘Digester’ | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Basting-ladle | 0 | 0 | 11½ |
| Two tin moulds | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Oval fryingpan | 0 | 1 | 2½ |
| Gridiron | 0 | 1 | 9½ |
| Fish-kettle | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| Tea-kettle | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| Knives | 0 | 0 | 8¾ |
| Dustpan | 0 | 0 | 10¾ |
| Bread-grater | 0 | 0 | 7¾ |
| Gravy-strainer | 0 | 1 | 0½ |
| Flour-dredger | 0 | 0 | 7¾ |
| Pasteboard | 0 | 1 | 11½ |
| Rolling-pin | 0 | 1 | 9½ |
| Steps | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Set of dinner-ware | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Set of tea-ware | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| £11 | 2 | 1½ |
Summary of all.
| £ | s. | d. | |
| Dining-room | 14 | 14 | 3 |
| Two drawing-rooms | 35 | 12 | 0 |
| Best bedroom | 34 | 9 | 8 |
| Spare room | 28 | 6 | 8 |
| Servant’s room | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Staircase | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Kitchen things | 11 | 2 | 1½ |
| Dressing-room | 13 | 6 | 6 |
| £145 | 18 | 3½ |
Besides this we spent about 5l. on blankets and odds and ends; but all house linen was given, and several other things. However, the above will demonstrate how it is possible to furnish a small house on 150l., and have for this good, well-made furniture that will wear, and is not mere cheap rubbish stuck together to sell, and not meant to last.