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Anchor

Beer

Brandy

Book

Chair cable

Cochineal

Coat

Cotton Goods

Champagne

Cheese

Carriages

Camas

Copper

 

Goods List

 

Basket

Camphor

Cassia

Cigars

Ginger

Merchandise

Oil (whale)

Silk

Soy

Tea

Treasure

Whalebones

Wine

Import of goods from Britain

CO133/134 Hong Kong Blue Book

Import of goods from Britain

CO133/134 Hong Kong Blue Book

Export of goods from Britain

CO133/134 Hong Kong Blue Book

 

 

Cocks

Drugs

Earthenware

Gin

Gunpowder

Grey shirting

Hams

Hawser

Iron

Long cloth

Lead

Linen

Merchandize

 

 

 

Oil

Opium

Picture

Patent fuel

Rope

Sundries

Shirting

Steel

Wearing Apparel

Wine

Woolens

Whiskey

 

 

Anchor

Anchor

Name: Rodgers Anchor Sketch Time: 19th Century

Brandy

Brandy

Name: Cognac Brandy TIme: 19th Century Origin: French

Beer

Beer

Name: Poster for Phipps, an India Pale Ale brewer Time: 19th century Origin: Northampton Description: India Pale Ale is a type of renowned beer brewed by the British

Book

Book

Name: Leather Album TIme: 19th Century Origin: Bounded at the Great Britain Size: 26.5x19cm square

Cochineal sketch

Cochineal sketch

Name: Cochineal sketch Origin & Time: Unknown Description: Cochineal insects can be used to extract carminic acid. It is a natural dye for producing red in colour.

Champagne

Champagne

Name: Grande Fine Champagne Time: 1893 Origin: Unknown

Cheese Pots

Cheese Pots

Name: Cheese Pots TIme: 19th century Origin: England Description: These cheese pots were to pack the finest cheese for export.

Earthenware

Earthenware

Name: Earthenware blue and white tureen stand Time: Mid 19th century Size: 200mm wide Origin: The Great Britain Description: It is printed with cattle, characters, bridge and church in a country landscape. (Peter Wedde Antiques)

Opium Poppy Sketch

Opium Poppy Sketch

Name: Opium Poppy Sketch Time: 19th century Origin: Unknown Description: Opium is derived from this plant species.

Opium Poppy Sketch

Opium Poppy Sketch

Name: Opium Poppy Sketch Time: 19th century Origin: Unknown Description: Opium is derived from this plant species.

Chinese smoking opium in opium house

Chinese smoking opium in opium house

Description: "Opium will be stored at the small cups.With the spindle-shaped needle, a drop of gummy opium would be lifted by the smoker and heat it over the candle. The gummy opium would be transferred into the bowl of the pipe once it is bubbled. He would then position the bowl of the pipe over the candle and inhale the resulting smoke. The process had to be repeated after every two or three puffs.” (Precious Cargo Scots and the China Trade, 1997)

Opium smoking equipments

Opium smoking equipments

Name: Opium tools Origin: China Description: "Opium will be stored at the small cups.With the spindle-shaped needle, a drop of gummy opium would be lifted by the smoker and heat it over the candle. The gummy opium would be transferred into the bowl of the pipe once it is bubbled. He would then position the bowl of the pipe over the candle and inhale the resulting smoke. The process had to be repeated after every two or three puffs.” (Precious Cargo Scots and the China Trade, 1997)

Whisky

Whisky

Name: Ardbeg Whisky Time: 1897 Origin: Scottland

 

Import of goods from Great Britain to Hong Kong

Basket

Basket

Name: Picnic Basket Time: 19th Century Size: 23.3 cm H x 38.4 cm L x 19.7 cm D Origin: China

Basket (Bottom)

Basket (Bottom)

Name: Picnic Basket Time: 19th Century Size: 23.3 cm H x 38.4 cm L x 19.7 cm D Origin: China

Camphor wood chest

Camphor wood chest

Name: Large camphor wood chest carved with dragon motif Time: 19th century Origin: China Size: 20in Hx 36in Lx 23in W.

Cassia sketch

Cassia sketch

Name: Cassia sketch Origin: Unknown Year: 19th century Description: Cassia also refers to Cinnamomum Cassia, it is a type of spice.

Cigar Lighter

Cigar Lighter

Name: Silver Cigar Lighter Year: Late 19th century Origin: China

Gingers' Container

Gingers' Container

Name: 5 Wooden Boxes (1 of them was the gingers container) Year: 1815 Size: 41cm H x16cm W x 70cmD Origin: Canton Description: One of the boxes was inscribed with "Ginger". Therefore, it is assumed to be a ginger container.

Picture of Hong Kong

Picture of Hong Kong

Name: Aberdeen Street Hong Kong Year: 1846 Size: 25.2cm x38cm Origin: Hong Kong Description: The view is from Hollywood Road down through the rapidly developing Central District, looking towards the habour & the Kowloon Peninsular. (A Tale of 3 Cities: Canton, Shanghai & Hong Kong)

Silk Order Form

Silk Order Form

Name: China Silk Flowered satin Time:1866 Description: It is a order form of A.C. Verasawmy Chetty & Co. of Madras for China silk.

Silk Order Form

Silk Order Form

Name: A page of order for fine woolens and silk. Year: 1860 Description: Fine woolens & silk samples were stuck on the left & the right correspondingly.

Silk products' Trademarks

Silk products' Trademarks

Name: Trademarks of Jardine, Matheson & Co.'s silk products Time: 19th Century Origin: China

Tea

Tea

Name: Different types of tea (Green tea on the left and Black tea on the right) Origin: China

Tea Chest

Tea Chest

Name: Painted Lacquer Tea Chest Time: 1876 Size: 26.1 cm H x 34.1 cm L Origin: China Description: It was painted with floral patterns.

Treasure (Bracelet)

Treasure (Bracelet)

Name: Bangle-style Unmarked Bracelet Time: 1850-1870 Diameter: 7.3 cm Origin: China Description: "2 filigree dragon is higed at their tails & join at their muzzles by a captive moveable pin." (Precious Cargo Scots and the China Trade)

Treasure (Stickpin)

Treasure (Stickpin)

Name: Stickpin Year: 1850-1870 Length: 7.6 cm Origin: Hong Kong Description: "Craved intertwined monkey design is mounted on a good shank. Probably sold by the Leeching firm's branch in Hong Kong." (Precious Cargo Scots and the China Trade)

Whale Bone Sun Dial

Whale Bone Sun Dial

Name: Whale Bone Sun Dial Time: 19th Century Size: 2.5/8 in.W x, 3 in.L Origin: French

Export of goods to the Great Britain from Hong Kong

 

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