Shoemaker's Ledger, Lunenburg Nova Scotia
March 17, 1897: Josiah Garret, pair boots soled heal 85 cents
March 17, 1898: John Rissor, shoes repaired, 25 cents
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March 17, 2011
January 29, 2011
Shoemaker's Ledger, Lunenburg Nova Scotia
Entries Jan. 23-31, 1897-1919
Several years ago I purchased an account book kept by a local shoemaker living in or near the communities of CrossCreek and Ritsey's Cove, Lunenburg Nova Scotia. There are no identifying notations to tell me who the shoemaker was, so I researched the names of his customers found in the book. I found them all living in CrossCreek and Ritsey's Cove so I assume the shoemaker lived nearby.
The entries I read date from 1897 to 1919. There may be some earlier or later - they are not in date order. Whoever kept the account book decided to keep track of money owed and paid by family. Each family has its own page (or pages) and shoe repairs and purchases are noted throughout the years the family used the service.
The shoemaker's ledger book is 17x7 inches and there are 212 pages covering 22 years. Continuing on with Jan. 23-31 entries, all years:
Jan-26 1897 John Risser Pair boots - Morris $2.25
Jan-26 1897 Nathan Hirtle pair boots - John $2.00
Jan-27 1897 David Conrad Pair boots soled, healed - Thom 15 c
Jan-27 1897 David Conrad Pair boots patched - Eldrage 20 c
Jan-28 1898 Henry Knock pair boots repaired 45 c
Jan-28 1898 Zenas Conrad pair boots $5.25
Jan-27 1899 Chemanna Winter's pair boots repaired - Morris 20 c
Jan-30 1900 Henry Garredt pair boots boy $4.00
Jan-25 1900 Daniel Zink of Lewis 1 shoe patched - Mrs. 10 c
Jan-25 1900 Nattie Knock pair shoes soled healed - Bell 55c
Jan-25 1900 Nattie Knock pair shoes repaired - Bell 25c
Jan-27 1900 Freeman Zink pair boots repaired 50c cash. $1.25
Jan-27 1900 Henry Garredt pair boots Willas $5.25
Jan-27 1900 Nattie Knock pair boots $5.25
Jan-29 1900 Eldredge Conrad pair boots soled healed 75c
Jan-29 1900 John Knock Pair shoes repaired - girl 60c
Jan-31 1901 Obadiah Zink pair boots soled 35c
Jan-23 1901 Nathan Hirtle pair shoes - Mrs. $1.75
Jan-25 1901 James Risser pair boots patched - Alton 25c
Jan-29 1901 David Conrad pair shoes - Mrs. $2.50
Jan-29 1901 Thomas Conrad pair shoes soled healed 70c
Jan-29 1901 Uriah Mosman pair boots - Simon $5.50
Jan-26 1909 Solomon Creeser pair shoes patched - Mrs. 15c
Jan-24 1910 Albert Wentzel pair shoes soled healed - Mrs. 45c
Jan-24 1910 Benjam Ritcey 1 boot patched - Leota 15c
Jan-24 1910 Stephen Ritcey Pair shoes repaired 10c
Jan-26 1910 Freeman Himmelman pair shoes soled healed - Perl 40c
Jan-26 1910 Melburn Lohnes pair shoes soled healed 75c
Jan-26 1910 Samuel Ritcey pair shoes repaired - Russel 10c
Jan-27 1910 Aseph Conrad pair shoes soled healed patched - Freddie 65c
Jan-28 1910 Freeman Himmelman pair shoes soled healed - Perl 40c
Jan-31 1911 Edward Creaser Est. pair of shoes repaired for Bertie $.25
Jan-31 1911 Harry Godley pair shoes repaired - Kenneth 25c
Jan-23 1911 Harry Godley pair shoes soled healed repaired 45c
Jan-24 1911 Archibald Conrad 1 shoe repaired - girl 15c
Jan-24 1911 Aseph Conrad pair shoes soled healed - Freddie 65c
Jan-24 1911 Thomas Ritcey pair shoes healed 25c
Jan-26 1911 Aseph Conrad 1 shoe repaired - Mrs. 10c
Jan-27 1911 Daniel Lohnes pair shoes healed - Mina 15c
Jan-28 1911 Josiah Wentzel one piece of leather $.25
Jan-28 1911 Solomon Creeser pair shoes repaired 40c
Jan-24 1912 Freeman Creeser pair shoes patched - May 10c
Jan-25 1912 Milton Ritcey pair overboots soled heeled 85c
Jan-27 1912 Samuel Ritcey harness job 10c
Jan-30 1913 Ritchard S. Lohnes pair shoes repaired - Libbie 15x
Jan-24 1913 Naman Wentzel pair shoes repaired - Mother 20c
Jan-25 1913 Benjiman Wentzel pair shoes repared - Eley 15c
Jan-29 1913 Ellen Conrad pair shoes healed 15c
Jan-29 1913 Samuel Ritcey pair shoes soled healed - Freda 40c
Jan-29 1913 Thomas Ritcey pair shoes soled healed - Dora 40c
Jan-30 1914 Daniel Lohnes 1 rubber repaired - Dora 10c
Jan-31 1914 Alven Creaser pair Caregon bottomed $1.50
Jan-31 1914 Samuel Ritcey a boot patched 10c
Jan-23 1914 Aseph Conrad pair boots soled heeled 90c
Jan-29 1914 Ritchard S. Lohnes pair shoes soled - Seasel [sic - should be Cecil?] 65c
Jan-30 1915 Daniel Ritcey pair shoes soled healed - Boy 80c
Jan-30 1915 William Woolf pair shoes soled heeled sewed - Merlean 80c
Jan-23 1915 Enas Smith pair shoes repaired Emly 25c
Jan-28 1915 Edward Creaser Est 1 shoe repaired - Ethel 15c
Jan-28 1915 Willet Creaser pair of boots soled and heeled one dollar
Jan-29 1915 Henry Creeser, carpenter pair boots soled 65c
Jan-29 1915 Solomon Creaser pair shoes shheeled - Clara 15c
Jan-31 1916 Charles Ritcey 1 shoe repaired - Mrs 15c
Jan-24 1916 Ritchard Lohnes Capt 1 shoe patched - Ronald 10c
Jan-28 1916 Alvin Creaser pair shoes soled heeled - Donald 45c
Jan-29 1916 Ritchard Lohnes Capt 1 shoe patched - Ronald 10c
Jan-24 1917 Solomon Creaser pair shoes repaired - Mrs. 25c
Jan-25 1917 Ritchard S. Lochnes putting on skates 10c
Jan-23 1918 Ritchard Lohnes Capt pair shoes soled heeled - Rhonald $1.00
Jan-25 1918 Harry Godley one shoe repaired - boy 15c
Jan-29 1918 Reuben Ritcey pair shoes soled heeled - Wallas $1.40
Jan-30 1919 Archibald Conrad one shoe soled - boy 25c
Jan-24 1919 Charles Ritcey pair boots patched - Harry 45c
Jan-24 1919 Gabriel Himmelman hair cut - Paul 25c
Several years ago I purchased an account book kept by a local shoemaker living in or near the communities of CrossCreek and Ritsey's Cove, Lunenburg Nova Scotia. There are no identifying notations to tell me who the shoemaker was, so I researched the names of his customers found in the book. I found them all living in CrossCreek and Ritsey's Cove so I assume the shoemaker lived nearby.
The entries I read date from 1897 to 1919. There may be some earlier or later - they are not in date order. Whoever kept the account book decided to keep track of money owed and paid by family. Each family has its own page (or pages) and shoe repairs and purchases are noted throughout the years the family used the service.
The shoemaker's ledger book is 17x7 inches and there are 212 pages covering 22 years. Continuing on with Jan. 23-31 entries, all years:
Jan-26 1897 John Risser Pair boots - Morris $2.25
Jan-26 1897 Nathan Hirtle pair boots - John $2.00
Jan-27 1897 David Conrad Pair boots soled, healed - Thom 15 c
Jan-27 1897 David Conrad Pair boots patched - Eldrage 20 c
Jan-28 1898 Henry Knock pair boots repaired 45 c
Jan-28 1898 Zenas Conrad pair boots $5.25
Jan-27 1899 Chemanna Winter's pair boots repaired - Morris 20 c
Jan-30 1900 Henry Garredt pair boots boy $4.00
Jan-25 1900 Daniel Zink of Lewis 1 shoe patched - Mrs. 10 c
Jan-25 1900 Nattie Knock pair shoes soled healed - Bell 55c
Jan-25 1900 Nattie Knock pair shoes repaired - Bell 25c
Jan-27 1900 Freeman Zink pair boots repaired 50c cash. $1.25
Jan-27 1900 Henry Garredt pair boots Willas $5.25
Jan-27 1900 Nattie Knock pair boots $5.25
Jan-29 1900 Eldredge Conrad pair boots soled healed 75c
Jan-29 1900 John Knock Pair shoes repaired - girl 60c
Jan-31 1901 Obadiah Zink pair boots soled 35c
Jan-23 1901 Nathan Hirtle pair shoes - Mrs. $1.75
Jan-25 1901 James Risser pair boots patched - Alton 25c
Jan-29 1901 David Conrad pair shoes - Mrs. $2.50
Jan-29 1901 Thomas Conrad pair shoes soled healed 70c
Jan-29 1901 Uriah Mosman pair boots - Simon $5.50
Jan-26 1909 Solomon Creeser pair shoes patched - Mrs. 15c
Jan-24 1910 Albert Wentzel pair shoes soled healed - Mrs. 45c
Jan-24 1910 Benjam Ritcey 1 boot patched - Leota 15c
Jan-24 1910 Stephen Ritcey Pair shoes repaired 10c
Jan-26 1910 Freeman Himmelman pair shoes soled healed - Perl 40c
Jan-26 1910 Melburn Lohnes pair shoes soled healed 75c
Jan-26 1910 Samuel Ritcey pair shoes repaired - Russel 10c
Jan-27 1910 Aseph Conrad pair shoes soled healed patched - Freddie 65c
Jan-28 1910 Freeman Himmelman pair shoes soled healed - Perl 40c
Jan-31 1911 Edward Creaser Est. pair of shoes repaired for Bertie $.25
Jan-31 1911 Harry Godley pair shoes repaired - Kenneth 25c
Jan-23 1911 Harry Godley pair shoes soled healed repaired 45c
Jan-24 1911 Archibald Conrad 1 shoe repaired - girl 15c
Jan-24 1911 Aseph Conrad pair shoes soled healed - Freddie 65c
Jan-24 1911 Thomas Ritcey pair shoes healed 25c
Jan-26 1911 Aseph Conrad 1 shoe repaired - Mrs. 10c
Jan-27 1911 Daniel Lohnes pair shoes healed - Mina 15c
Jan-28 1911 Josiah Wentzel one piece of leather $.25
Jan-28 1911 Solomon Creeser pair shoes repaired 40c
Jan-24 1912 Freeman Creeser pair shoes patched - May 10c
Jan-25 1912 Milton Ritcey pair overboots soled heeled 85c
Jan-27 1912 Samuel Ritcey harness job 10c
Jan-30 1913 Ritchard S. Lohnes pair shoes repaired - Libbie 15x
Jan-24 1913 Naman Wentzel pair shoes repaired - Mother 20c
Jan-25 1913 Benjiman Wentzel pair shoes repared - Eley 15c
Jan-29 1913 Ellen Conrad pair shoes healed 15c
Jan-29 1913 Samuel Ritcey pair shoes soled healed - Freda 40c
Jan-29 1913 Thomas Ritcey pair shoes soled healed - Dora 40c
Jan-30 1914 Daniel Lohnes 1 rubber repaired - Dora 10c
Jan-31 1914 Alven Creaser pair Caregon bottomed $1.50
Jan-31 1914 Samuel Ritcey a boot patched 10c
Jan-23 1914 Aseph Conrad pair boots soled heeled 90c
Jan-29 1914 Ritchard S. Lohnes pair shoes soled - Seasel [sic - should be Cecil?] 65c
Jan-30 1915 Daniel Ritcey pair shoes soled healed - Boy 80c
Jan-30 1915 William Woolf pair shoes soled heeled sewed - Merlean 80c
Jan-23 1915 Enas Smith pair shoes repaired Emly 25c
Jan-28 1915 Edward Creaser Est 1 shoe repaired - Ethel 15c
Jan-28 1915 Willet Creaser pair of boots soled and heeled one dollar
Jan-29 1915 Henry Creeser, carpenter pair boots soled 65c
Jan-29 1915 Solomon Creaser pair shoes shheeled - Clara 15c
Jan-31 1916 Charles Ritcey 1 shoe repaired - Mrs 15c
Jan-24 1916 Ritchard Lohnes Capt 1 shoe patched - Ronald 10c
Jan-28 1916 Alvin Creaser pair shoes soled heeled - Donald 45c
Jan-29 1916 Ritchard Lohnes Capt 1 shoe patched - Ronald 10c
Jan-24 1917 Solomon Creaser pair shoes repaired - Mrs. 25c
Jan-25 1917 Ritchard S. Lochnes putting on skates 10c
Jan-23 1918 Ritchard Lohnes Capt pair shoes soled heeled - Rhonald $1.00
Jan-25 1918 Harry Godley one shoe repaired - boy 15c
Jan-29 1918 Reuben Ritcey pair shoes soled heeled - Wallas $1.40
Jan-30 1919 Archibald Conrad one shoe soled - boy 25c
Jan-24 1919 Charles Ritcey pair boots patched - Harry 45c
Jan-24 1919 Gabriel Himmelman hair cut - Paul 25c
January 22, 2011
Shoemaker's Ledger, Lunenburg Nova Scotia
Entries Jan. 16-22, 1897-1919
Several years ago I purchased an account book kept by a local shoemaker living in or near the communities of CrossCreek and Ritsey's Cove, Lunenburg Nova Scotia. There are no identifying notations to tell me who the shoemaker was, so I researched the names of his customers found in the book. I found them all living in CrossCreek and Ritsey's Cove so I assume the shoemaker lived nearby.
The entries I read date from 1897 to 1919. There may be some earlier or later - they are not in date order. Whoever kept the account book decided to keep track of money owed and paid by family. Each family has its own page (or pages) and shoe repairs and purchases are noted throughout the years the family used the service.
The shoemaker's ledger book is 17x7 inches and there are 212 pages covering 22 years. Continuing on with Jan. 16-22 entries, all years:
Jan-16 1897 Daniel Zink of Lewis pair shoes repaired - Charlie 50 c
Jan-18 1897 Daniel Zink of Lewis pair shoes soled healed - Mrs. 40 c
Jan-16 1898 James Oxner pair boots soled healed - Berdy 65 c
Jan-16 1898 Zenas Conrad 1 boot patched - girl. 10 c
Jan-18 1898 Henry Knock pair boots repaired - boy 50 c
Jan-22 1898 Daniel Zink of Lewis pair boots soled - Flossie 30 c
Jan-22 1898 John Himmelman pair boots soled healed 70c
Jan-18 1899 James Risser pair boots repaired 25c
Jan-18 1899 Reuben Smith pair boots - Nepean [?] $2.50
Jan-18 1899 Reuben Smith pair boots - John $2.25
Jan-21 1899 Daniel Zink of John pair boots soled healed 60 c
Jan-21 1899 Daniel Zink of John pair boots soled healed 65c
Jan-16 1900 John Knock 1 boot patched 10c
Jan-18 1900 Daniel Zink of Lewis sowing [sic] yoak [sic] straps 10 c
Jan-20 1900 Daniel Zink of John pair boots repaired 75c
Jan-22 1900 John Knock pair boots repaired - girl 60c
Jan-18 1901 Samuel Himmelman pair boots - Albert $3.50
Jan-18 1901 Samuel Himmelman Pair boots - Liddie $1.85
Jan-16 1910 Aseph Conrad Pair shoes soled healed - Doricy 40c
Jan-16 1910 Thomas Ritcey pair shoes soled healed 75c
Jan-17 1910 Naman Wentzel pair shoes repaired - Mother 20c
Jan-19 1910 Arthur Now repairing harness 15c
Jan-20 1910 Freeman Himmelman pair shoes repaired - Perl 20c
Jan-17 1911 Samuel Ritcey pair shoes soled healed 35c
Jan-17 1911 Samuel Ritcey 1 shoe patched - Russel 10c
Jan-18 1911 Hector Mosman pair boots soled 40c
Jan-20 1911 Freeman Himmelman pair shoes soled healed patched 75c
Jan-21 1911 Wilbert Wentzel pair of shoes repaired $.30
Jan-22 1911 Solomon Creeser pair shoes reapired - Clara 20c
Jan-17 1912 John Smith 1 boot patched - Murry 15c
Jan-19 1912 Freeman Himmelman 1 shoe patched - Robbert 10c
Jan-19 1912 Naman Wentzel pair shoes repaired - Mother 15c
Jan-19 1912 Sidnam Smith harness job 10c
Jan-20 1912 Daniel Zinck of John shoes & rubbers repaired 40c
Jan-20 1912 Freeman Himmelman pair boots soled healed 75c
Jan-16 1913 George Creaser pair shoes healed - Maze 15c
Jan-19 1913 Benjiman Wentzel pair shoes soled healed - Vinnie 45c
Jan-20 1913 Edward Creaser Est pair of shoes soled healed for Luetta 40c
Jan-20 1913 Seamore Ritcey pair shoes healed - Mrs. 15c
Jan-20 1913 Thomas Ritcey pair shoes repaired - Dora 30c
Jan-17 1914 Benjamin Wentzel pair shose heeled - Eley 15c
Jan-17 1914 Edward Creaser Est pair shoes soled heeled - Ethel 50c
Jan-17 1914 Solomon Creaser pair shoes repaired - Clara 20c
Jan-17 1914 Thomas Ritcey one shoe patched $.10
Jan-19 1914 Daniel Lohnes pair shoes heeled - Dauglas 25c
Jan-20 1914 Eli Mosher pair half soles 40c
Jan-20 1914 Enas Smith pair shoes repaired - Charl 40c
Jan-21 1914 Thomas Ritcey pair shoes soled heeled $.85
Jan-22 1914 Alex Smith pair shoes repaired - Edwin 30c
Jan-22 1914 Aseph Conrad repair work - 25c
Jan-22 1914 Eli Mosher pair shoes soled - Albert 60c
Jan-22 1914 Eli Mosher pair shoes repaired - Elva 25c
Jan-16 1915 Benjamin Wentzel pair shoes heeled - Vinnie 15c
Jan-18 1915 Ritchard S. Lohnes pair boots patched - Foster 30c
Jan-21 1915 Benjamin Wentzel pair shoes patched - Vinnie 15c
Jan-17 1916 Solomon Creaser pair shoes repaired - Carl 15c
Jan-18 1916 Harry Godley pair shoes soled 70c
Jan-18 1916 Harry Godley pair shoes soled - Kenneth 60c
Jan-21 1916 Alvin Creaser pair shoes soled heeled - Violet 50c
Jan-17 1917 Ritchard Lohnes Capt pair shoes repaired - Rhonald 80c
Jan-17 1917 Ritchard S. Lochnes 1 shoe repaired - Libbie 15c
Jan-18 1917 Solomon Creaser pair shoes soled heeled - Clara 70c
Jan-20 1917 Alvin Creaser pair shoes repaired - Donald 90c
Jan-20 1917 Edward Creaser Est pair shoes soled heeled - Ethel 65c
Jan-22 1917 Charles Ritcey pair boots soled - Harry 60c
Jan-16 1918 Freeman Creaser pair shoes soled heeled - girl 75c
Jan-16 1918 Harry Godley one shoe soled heeled - boy 35c
Jan-17 1918 Reuben Ritcey pair shoes patched 25c
Jan-20 1919 Lenore Oxner pair half soles and nails 45c
Jan-21 1919 Daniel Ritcey pair shoes soled heeled - Mrs. $1.00
Several years ago I purchased an account book kept by a local shoemaker living in or near the communities of CrossCreek and Ritsey's Cove, Lunenburg Nova Scotia. There are no identifying notations to tell me who the shoemaker was, so I researched the names of his customers found in the book. I found them all living in CrossCreek and Ritsey's Cove so I assume the shoemaker lived nearby.
The entries I read date from 1897 to 1919. There may be some earlier or later - they are not in date order. Whoever kept the account book decided to keep track of money owed and paid by family. Each family has its own page (or pages) and shoe repairs and purchases are noted throughout the years the family used the service.
The shoemaker's ledger book is 17x7 inches and there are 212 pages covering 22 years. Continuing on with Jan. 16-22 entries, all years:
Jan-16 1897 Daniel Zink of Lewis pair shoes repaired - Charlie 50 c
Jan-18 1897 Daniel Zink of Lewis pair shoes soled healed - Mrs. 40 c
Jan-16 1898 James Oxner pair boots soled healed - Berdy 65 c
Jan-16 1898 Zenas Conrad 1 boot patched - girl. 10 c
Jan-18 1898 Henry Knock pair boots repaired - boy 50 c
Jan-22 1898 Daniel Zink of Lewis pair boots soled - Flossie 30 c
Jan-22 1898 John Himmelman pair boots soled healed 70c
Jan-18 1899 James Risser pair boots repaired 25c
Jan-18 1899 Reuben Smith pair boots - Nepean [?] $2.50
Jan-18 1899 Reuben Smith pair boots - John $2.25
Jan-21 1899 Daniel Zink of John pair boots soled healed 60 c
Jan-21 1899 Daniel Zink of John pair boots soled healed 65c
Jan-16 1900 John Knock 1 boot patched 10c
Jan-18 1900 Daniel Zink of Lewis sowing [sic] yoak [sic] straps 10 c
Jan-20 1900 Daniel Zink of John pair boots repaired 75c
Jan-22 1900 John Knock pair boots repaired - girl 60c
Jan-18 1901 Samuel Himmelman pair boots - Albert $3.50
Jan-18 1901 Samuel Himmelman Pair boots - Liddie $1.85
Jan-16 1910 Aseph Conrad Pair shoes soled healed - Doricy 40c
Jan-16 1910 Thomas Ritcey pair shoes soled healed 75c
Jan-17 1910 Naman Wentzel pair shoes repaired - Mother 20c
Jan-19 1910 Arthur Now repairing harness 15c
Jan-20 1910 Freeman Himmelman pair shoes repaired - Perl 20c
Jan-17 1911 Samuel Ritcey pair shoes soled healed 35c
Jan-17 1911 Samuel Ritcey 1 shoe patched - Russel 10c
Jan-18 1911 Hector Mosman pair boots soled 40c
Jan-20 1911 Freeman Himmelman pair shoes soled healed patched 75c
Jan-21 1911 Wilbert Wentzel pair of shoes repaired $.30
Jan-22 1911 Solomon Creeser pair shoes reapired - Clara 20c
Jan-17 1912 John Smith 1 boot patched - Murry 15c
Jan-19 1912 Freeman Himmelman 1 shoe patched - Robbert 10c
Jan-19 1912 Naman Wentzel pair shoes repaired - Mother 15c
Jan-19 1912 Sidnam Smith harness job 10c
Jan-20 1912 Daniel Zinck of John shoes & rubbers repaired 40c
Jan-20 1912 Freeman Himmelman pair boots soled healed 75c
Jan-16 1913 George Creaser pair shoes healed - Maze 15c
Jan-19 1913 Benjiman Wentzel pair shoes soled healed - Vinnie 45c
Jan-20 1913 Edward Creaser Est pair of shoes soled healed for Luetta 40c
Jan-20 1913 Seamore Ritcey pair shoes healed - Mrs. 15c
Jan-20 1913 Thomas Ritcey pair shoes repaired - Dora 30c
Jan-17 1914 Benjamin Wentzel pair shose heeled - Eley 15c
Jan-17 1914 Edward Creaser Est pair shoes soled heeled - Ethel 50c
Jan-17 1914 Solomon Creaser pair shoes repaired - Clara 20c
Jan-17 1914 Thomas Ritcey one shoe patched $.10
Jan-19 1914 Daniel Lohnes pair shoes heeled - Dauglas 25c
Jan-20 1914 Eli Mosher pair half soles 40c
Jan-20 1914 Enas Smith pair shoes repaired - Charl 40c
Jan-21 1914 Thomas Ritcey pair shoes soled heeled $.85
Jan-22 1914 Alex Smith pair shoes repaired - Edwin 30c
Jan-22 1914 Aseph Conrad repair work - 25c
Jan-22 1914 Eli Mosher pair shoes soled - Albert 60c
Jan-22 1914 Eli Mosher pair shoes repaired - Elva 25c
Jan-16 1915 Benjamin Wentzel pair shoes heeled - Vinnie 15c
Jan-18 1915 Ritchard S. Lohnes pair boots patched - Foster 30c
Jan-21 1915 Benjamin Wentzel pair shoes patched - Vinnie 15c
Jan-17 1916 Solomon Creaser pair shoes repaired - Carl 15c
Jan-18 1916 Harry Godley pair shoes soled 70c
Jan-18 1916 Harry Godley pair shoes soled - Kenneth 60c
Jan-21 1916 Alvin Creaser pair shoes soled heeled - Violet 50c
Jan-17 1917 Ritchard Lohnes Capt pair shoes repaired - Rhonald 80c
Jan-17 1917 Ritchard S. Lochnes 1 shoe repaired - Libbie 15c
Jan-18 1917 Solomon Creaser pair shoes soled heeled - Clara 70c
Jan-20 1917 Alvin Creaser pair shoes repaired - Donald 90c
Jan-20 1917 Edward Creaser Est pair shoes soled heeled - Ethel 65c
Jan-22 1917 Charles Ritcey pair boots soled - Harry 60c
Jan-16 1918 Freeman Creaser pair shoes soled heeled - girl 75c
Jan-16 1918 Harry Godley one shoe soled heeled - boy 35c
Jan-17 1918 Reuben Ritcey pair shoes patched 25c
Jan-20 1919 Lenore Oxner pair half soles and nails 45c
Jan-21 1919 Daniel Ritcey pair shoes soled heeled - Mrs. $1.00
January 15, 2011
Shoemaker's Ledger, Lunenburg Nova Scotia
Entries Jan. 9-15, 1897-1919
Several years ago I purchased an account book kept by a local shoemaker living in or near the communities of CrossCreek and Ritsey's Cove, Lunenburg Nova Scotia. There are no identifying notations to tell me who the shoemaker was, so I researched the names of his customers found in the book. I found them all living in CrossCreek and Ritsey's Cove so I assume the shoemaker lived nearby.
The entries I read date from 1897 to 1919. There may be some earlier or later - they are not in date order. Whoever kept the account book decided to keep track of money owed and paid by family. Each family has its own page (or pages) and shoe repairs and purchases are noted throughout the years the family used the service.
The shoemaker's ledger book is 17x7 inches and there are 212 pages covering 22 years. Continuing on with Jan. 9-15 entries, all years:
Jan-09 1897 Daniel Zink of Lewis pair boots repaired - Flossie 10 c
Jan-11 1897 David Conrad Pair boots repaired - Thom 70 c
Jan-12 1897 David Conrad Pair boots soled, healed 75 c
Jan-14 1897 David Conrad Pair boots soled, healed 70 c
Jan-12 1898 Wille Conrad pair boots soled patched 70c
Jan-14 1898 Daniel Himmelman pair boots - Albert $1.75
Jan-15 1898 Freeman Zink pair boots soled healed 75c
Jan-09 1900 Daniel Zink of Lewis 1 shoe repaired - Mrs. 10 c
Jan-09 1900 Daniel Zink of Lewis pair shoes - Flossie $1.75
Jan-09 1900 David Conrad pair boots soled healed 75c
Jan-09 1900 David Conrad pair shoes soled healed 70c
Jan-09 1900 David Conrad pair soled 60c
Jan-09 1900 Willie Risser Jr pair shoes soled healed 75c
Jan-11 1900 David Conrad pair shoes soled - Mrs. 40c
Jan-12 1900 Eldredge Conrad pair boots patched 15c
Jan-12 1900 John Knock pair boots $5.50
Jan-12 1900 Willie Risser Jr Pair shoes soled healed 70c
Jan-11 1901 Daniel Zink of Lewis pair shoes repaired - Mrs. 15c
Jan-12 1901 James Risser pair boots soled healed 75c
Jan-09 1909 Mrs. Daniel Zinck pair boots soled healed - Eva 50c
Jan-14 1909 Israel Ritcey 1 boot patched 10 c
Jan-15 1909 Edward Creeser 1 boot patched - Leone 10c
Jan-11 1910 Solomon Creeser pair shoes repaired - Carl 70c
Jan-12 1910 Israel Ritcey pair boots soled healed 50c
Jan-12 1910 Samuel Ritcey pair boots soled healed - Mrs. 45c
Jan-09 1911 Daniel Zinck of John pair shoes soled healed - Lailie [?] 40c
Jan-09 1911 Wilbert Wentzel pair of rubbers heeled for Grace 35cents
Jan-10 1911 Mrs. Obadiah Deal 1 boot patched - Mrs. 10c
Jan-12 1911 Solomon Creeser pair rubbers soled healed - Clara 25c
Jan-15 1911 Archibald Conrad pair shoes repaired - girl 20c
Jan-11 1912 Edward Creaser Est pair of shoes repaired for Ethel $.15
Jan-12 1912 Ambros Creeser Putting on Skates - Roy 10c
Jan-12 1912 Sidnam Smith hair cut 15c
Jan-15 1912 Freeman Creeser pair shoes patched - girl 30c
Jan-15 1912 Isiah Wentzel pair shoes soled healed - George 30c
Jan-15 1912 Willet Creaser pair of boots soled heeled one dollar
Jan-09 1913 Benjiman Wentzel pair rubbers healed - Vinnie 20c
Jan-11 1913 Benjiman Wentzel pair shoes healed - Sadie 10c
Jan-15 1913 Benjiman Wentzel putting on 2 pair hokkey [sic] skates 20c
Jan-15 1913 Ellen Conrad pair shoes soled healed 50c
Jan-10 1914 Daniel Ritcey pair shoes soled healed - Vera 60c
Jan-10 1914 Freeman Creeser 1 shoe repaired - July 10c
Jan-10 1914 Solomon Creaser pair shoes soled heeled - Carl 75c
Jan-10 1914 William Woolf pair shoes repaired - Merlean 20c
Jan-14 1914 Daniel Lohnes 1 rubber repaired - Dora 10c
Jan-11 1915 Seamore Ritcey pair soled heeled - Joie 60c
Jan-15 1915 Edward Creaser Est 1 shoe heeled - Ethel 10c
Jan-10 1916 Isiah Conrad pair of shoes soled and heeled $.45
Jan-15 1916 John Smith pair shoes soled heeled - Murry 60c
Jan-15 1916 Solomon Creaser pair shoes heeled - Clara 15c
Jan-09 1917 Daniel Ritcey pair shoes soled heeled - Ida 65c
Jan-09 1917 Reuben Ritcey 1 shoe repaired 10c
Jan-10 1917 Edward Creaser Est pair shoes soled heeled - Ethel 65c
Jan-11 1917 John Smith pair rubber heels 50c
Jan-11 1918 Reuben Ritcey 1 rubber patched - Malkam [sic probably Malcolm] 10 c
Jan-14 1918 Daniel Ritcey pair shoes soled heeled - Ida 75c
Several years ago I purchased an account book kept by a local shoemaker living in or near the communities of CrossCreek and Ritsey's Cove, Lunenburg Nova Scotia. There are no identifying notations to tell me who the shoemaker was, so I researched the names of his customers found in the book. I found them all living in CrossCreek and Ritsey's Cove so I assume the shoemaker lived nearby.
The entries I read date from 1897 to 1919. There may be some earlier or later - they are not in date order. Whoever kept the account book decided to keep track of money owed and paid by family. Each family has its own page (or pages) and shoe repairs and purchases are noted throughout the years the family used the service.
The shoemaker's ledger book is 17x7 inches and there are 212 pages covering 22 years. Continuing on with Jan. 9-15 entries, all years:
Jan-09 1897 Daniel Zink of Lewis pair boots repaired - Flossie 10 c
Jan-11 1897 David Conrad Pair boots repaired - Thom 70 c
Jan-12 1897 David Conrad Pair boots soled, healed 75 c
Jan-14 1897 David Conrad Pair boots soled, healed 70 c
Jan-12 1898 Wille Conrad pair boots soled patched 70c
Jan-14 1898 Daniel Himmelman pair boots - Albert $1.75
Jan-15 1898 Freeman Zink pair boots soled healed 75c
Jan-09 1900 Daniel Zink of Lewis 1 shoe repaired - Mrs. 10 c
Jan-09 1900 Daniel Zink of Lewis pair shoes - Flossie $1.75
Jan-09 1900 David Conrad pair boots soled healed 75c
Jan-09 1900 David Conrad pair shoes soled healed 70c
Jan-09 1900 David Conrad pair soled 60c
Jan-09 1900 Willie Risser Jr pair shoes soled healed 75c
Jan-11 1900 David Conrad pair shoes soled - Mrs. 40c
Jan-12 1900 Eldredge Conrad pair boots patched 15c
Jan-12 1900 John Knock pair boots $5.50
Jan-12 1900 Willie Risser Jr Pair shoes soled healed 70c
Jan-11 1901 Daniel Zink of Lewis pair shoes repaired - Mrs. 15c
Jan-12 1901 James Risser pair boots soled healed 75c
Jan-09 1909 Mrs. Daniel Zinck pair boots soled healed - Eva 50c
Jan-14 1909 Israel Ritcey 1 boot patched 10 c
Jan-15 1909 Edward Creeser 1 boot patched - Leone 10c
Jan-11 1910 Solomon Creeser pair shoes repaired - Carl 70c
Jan-12 1910 Israel Ritcey pair boots soled healed 50c
Jan-12 1910 Samuel Ritcey pair boots soled healed - Mrs. 45c
Jan-09 1911 Daniel Zinck of John pair shoes soled healed - Lailie [?] 40c
Jan-09 1911 Wilbert Wentzel pair of rubbers heeled for Grace 35cents
Jan-10 1911 Mrs. Obadiah Deal 1 boot patched - Mrs. 10c
Jan-12 1911 Solomon Creeser pair rubbers soled healed - Clara 25c
Jan-15 1911 Archibald Conrad pair shoes repaired - girl 20c
Jan-11 1912 Edward Creaser Est pair of shoes repaired for Ethel $.15
Jan-12 1912 Ambros Creeser Putting on Skates - Roy 10c
Jan-12 1912 Sidnam Smith hair cut 15c
Jan-15 1912 Freeman Creeser pair shoes patched - girl 30c
Jan-15 1912 Isiah Wentzel pair shoes soled healed - George 30c
Jan-15 1912 Willet Creaser pair of boots soled heeled one dollar
Jan-09 1913 Benjiman Wentzel pair rubbers healed - Vinnie 20c
Jan-11 1913 Benjiman Wentzel pair shoes healed - Sadie 10c
Jan-15 1913 Benjiman Wentzel putting on 2 pair hokkey [sic] skates 20c
Jan-15 1913 Ellen Conrad pair shoes soled healed 50c
Jan-10 1914 Daniel Ritcey pair shoes soled healed - Vera 60c
Jan-10 1914 Freeman Creeser 1 shoe repaired - July 10c
Jan-10 1914 Solomon Creaser pair shoes soled heeled - Carl 75c
Jan-10 1914 William Woolf pair shoes repaired - Merlean 20c
Jan-14 1914 Daniel Lohnes 1 rubber repaired - Dora 10c
Jan-11 1915 Seamore Ritcey pair soled heeled - Joie 60c
Jan-15 1915 Edward Creaser Est 1 shoe heeled - Ethel 10c
Jan-10 1916 Isiah Conrad pair of shoes soled and heeled $.45
Jan-15 1916 John Smith pair shoes soled heeled - Murry 60c
Jan-15 1916 Solomon Creaser pair shoes heeled - Clara 15c
Jan-09 1917 Daniel Ritcey pair shoes soled heeled - Ida 65c
Jan-09 1917 Reuben Ritcey 1 shoe repaired 10c
Jan-10 1917 Edward Creaser Est pair shoes soled heeled - Ethel 65c
Jan-11 1917 John Smith pair rubber heels 50c
Jan-11 1918 Reuben Ritcey 1 rubber patched - Malkam [sic probably Malcolm] 10 c
Jan-14 1918 Daniel Ritcey pair shoes soled heeled - Ida 75c
January 8, 2011
Shoemaker's Ledger, Lunenburg Nova Scotia
Entries Jan 1-8, 1897-1919
Several years ago I purchased an account book kept by a local shoemaker living in or near the communities of CrossCreek and Ritsey's Cove, Lunenburg Nova Scotia. There are no identifying notations to tell me who the shoemaker was, so I researched the names of his customers found in the book. I found them all living in CrossCreek and Ritsey's Cove so I assume the shoemaker lived nearby.
Several years ago I purchased an account book kept by a local shoemaker living in or near the communities of CrossCreek and Ritsey's Cove, Lunenburg Nova Scotia. There are no identifying notations to tell me who the shoemaker was, so I researched the names of his customers found in the book. I found them all living in CrossCreek and Ritsey's Cove so I assume the shoemaker lived nearby.
The entries I read date from 1897 to 1919. There may be some earlier or later - they are not in date order. Whoever kept the account book decided to keep track of money owed and paid by family. Each family has its own page (or pages) and shoe repairs and purchases are noted throughout the years the family used the service.
The shoemaker's ledger book is 17x7 inches and there are 212 pages covering 22 years. For the month of January, all years, I extracted 284 entries.
This begins January with Jan. 1-8th entries, all years:
Jan-07 1897 James Risser 1 boot soled healed for Alton 25c
Jan-08 1897 Daniel Zink of James pair shoes soled healed 75 cents
Jan-08 1897 Daniel Zink of Lewis pair boots soled healed 75 cents
Jan-08 1898 Daniel Zink of James pair shoes patched - Mrs 10c
Jan-08 1898 Willie Conrad pair boots soled healed 75c
Jan-08 1898 Chemanna Winter's pair boots repaired - Stella 40 c
Jan-08 1898 Reuben Smith pair boots - Maggie $1.75
Jan-07 1899 Daniel Zink of Lewis 1 boot repaired for Charlie 20c
Jan-08 1899 John Whinter's pair boots repaired 55c
Jan-08 1900 Daniel Zink of John pair shoes soled -Mrs. 35c
Jan-08 1900 Daniel Zink of Lewis pair shoes soled healed patched 80c
Jan-08 1901 Daniel Zink of John pair boots soled patched 75c
Jan-08 1901 James Risser 1 boot repaired - Alton 30 c
Jan-07 1910 Elex Smith pair shoes soled healed - girl 40c
Jan-07 1910 Henry Creeser, carpenter pair shoes soled healed 75c
Jan-07 1910 Solomon Creeser pair shoes soled healed - Mrs. 50c
Jan-08 1910 Israel Ritcey pair shoes soled -Gennie [sic] 40c
Jan-06 1911 Solomon Creeser shoe patched - Carl 15c
Jan-06 1912 John Smith pair shoes healed - Murry 15c
Jan-06 1913 Benjiman Wentzel pair boots soled healed 80c
Jan-06 1913 George Creaser pair shoes soled healed - Mrs. 75c
Jan-07 1913 Eli Mosher pair shoes soled healed - Harrold 75c
Jan-08 1913 Edward Creaser Est pair shoes soled healed - Birtie 60c
Jan-08 1913 Freeman Himmelman piece sole Leather 4 12/ lbs $1.35
Jan-06 1914 Samuel Ritcey repairing harness 15c
Jan-06 1914 Solomon Creaser pair shoes heeled - Mrs. 15c
Jan-07 1914 Charles Ritcey 1 shoe patched - Harry 10c
Jan-07 1914 Samuel Ritcey pair shoes soled heeled - Elsworth 90c
Jan-08 1915 Enas Smith pair shoes rubber heeled - Emly 40c
Jan-06 1916 Harry Godley pair shoes soled heeled - Alma 50c
Jan-06 1916 Harry Godley pair boots repaired - Kenneth $1.00
Jan-08 1916 Edward Creaser Est pair shoes repaired - Lewis 15c
Jan-06 1917 Hector Mossman pair shoes repaired $1.35
Jan-08 1917 Simon Walter Mrs pair shoes soled healed 70c
Jan-08 1918 Harry Godley pair shoes repaired - Alma 10c
Jan-08 1919 Howard Conrad pair boots soled heeled - Ralph $1.50
January 7, 2011
Shoemaker's Ledger, Lunenburg Nova Scotia
Several years ago I purchased an account book kept by a local shoemaker living in or near the communities of CrossCreek and Ritsey's Cove, Lunenburg Nova Scotia. There are no identifying notations to tell me who the shoemaker was, so I researched the names of his customers found in the book. I found them all living in CrossCreek and Ritsey's Cove so I assume the shoemaker lived nearby.
The entries I read date from 1897 to 1919. There may be some earlier or later - they are not in date order. Whoever kept the account book decided to keep track of money owed and paid by family. Each family has its own page (or pages) and shoe repairs and purchases are noted throughout the years the family used the service.
The shoemaker's ledger book is 17x7 inches and there are 212 pages covering 22 years.
It's a fascinating book as it names children and sometimes wives. The shoemaker noted who he made the shoes for, and their cost, putting everyone under the father's name. Sometimes he added a note as to who the father was - if it was a name shared by more than one man, he would put "xx son of yy" as the head of the house. So he might put James Jones son of Levi and then list all of the work he did for James Jones and family.
This shoemaker also sold prescription glasses and other items. He describes shoes and boots being made, being repaired and so on. As anl example, under the name Daniel Himmelman he has the date Feb. 10th 1897 and the notation "pair boots Albert" and the cost $1.75. So we know that Daniel's son Albert had boots made in Feb. 1897.
It seems many of the villagers kept running accounts with the Shoemaker, some for over a year before paying. When the items are paid for, he wrote a large PAID in script over the entire set of transactions.
His spellng is bad but it's not hard to figure what the names really are. Some villagers have many pages devoted to them. Leonard Oxner for example has a page starting in 1911 and ending 1914 with a final notation "Paid Jan 17, 1916"
In 1914 he repaired Leonard' s harness for 30 cents. In December 1911 he charged Alex Smith 10 cents for "putting on skates" for Arthur (the day after Christmas, I think we all know what Arthur got for Christmas that year!). Arthur must have been quite an active young lad, because he is listed several times between July 3, 1911 and Dec. 26 as having shoes patched, shoes repaired, shoes soled and heeled, shoes patched and the skates put on.
I have begun transcribing this 212 page ledger book. It's been difficult as I decided to list all transactions by date rather than by family name. So that means I have to go through every page pulling out the transactions for all families for January for every year (as an example).
Every Saturday I will try to post all the records for the preceeding week for all years for all families. Phew! That's a huge job as there are 22 years worth of records, so I can't promise I'll be able to keep up with it.
The first post is tomorrow, Jan. 8 and it will cover all services to inhabitants of the villages as noted by the shoemaker between Jan 1 and Jan 8 from 1897-1919.
The entries I read date from 1897 to 1919. There may be some earlier or later - they are not in date order. Whoever kept the account book decided to keep track of money owed and paid by family. Each family has its own page (or pages) and shoe repairs and purchases are noted throughout the years the family used the service.
The shoemaker's ledger book is 17x7 inches and there are 212 pages covering 22 years.
It's a fascinating book as it names children and sometimes wives. The shoemaker noted who he made the shoes for, and their cost, putting everyone under the father's name. Sometimes he added a note as to who the father was - if it was a name shared by more than one man, he would put "xx son of yy" as the head of the house. So he might put James Jones son of Levi and then list all of the work he did for James Jones and family.
This shoemaker also sold prescription glasses and other items. He describes shoes and boots being made, being repaired and so on. As anl example, under the name Daniel Himmelman he has the date Feb. 10th 1897 and the notation "pair boots Albert" and the cost $1.75. So we know that Daniel's son Albert had boots made in Feb. 1897.
It seems many of the villagers kept running accounts with the Shoemaker, some for over a year before paying. When the items are paid for, he wrote a large PAID in script over the entire set of transactions.
His spellng is bad but it's not hard to figure what the names really are. Some villagers have many pages devoted to them. Leonard Oxner for example has a page starting in 1911 and ending 1914 with a final notation "Paid Jan 17, 1916"
In 1914 he repaired Leonard' s harness for 30 cents. In December 1911 he charged Alex Smith 10 cents for "putting on skates" for Arthur (the day after Christmas, I think we all know what Arthur got for Christmas that year!). Arthur must have been quite an active young lad, because he is listed several times between July 3, 1911 and Dec. 26 as having shoes patched, shoes repaired, shoes soled and heeled, shoes patched and the skates put on.
I have begun transcribing this 212 page ledger book. It's been difficult as I decided to list all transactions by date rather than by family name. So that means I have to go through every page pulling out the transactions for all families for January for every year (as an example).
Every Saturday I will try to post all the records for the preceeding week for all years for all families. Phew! That's a huge job as there are 22 years worth of records, so I can't promise I'll be able to keep up with it.
The first post is tomorrow, Jan. 8 and it will cover all services to inhabitants of the villages as noted by the shoemaker between Jan 1 and Jan 8 from 1897-1919.
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