Money in the east end.

[cappuccina]

http://www.victorianlondon.org/finance/money.htm

You have to search for it...but alcohol prices are listed in there...

[DVV]

Thanks Cappuccina,
...
Hmmm...it says: " beer or ale, 17,5 gallons at 8d."
Not exactly the cost of the East End pubs, don't know.
I remember the price of a tea (from Annie Chapman's last days), but don't appreciate tea that much.

Amitiés,
David

[cappuccina]

Hi DVV...I'll have to look...I thought there were two types of alcohol listed...the price for what you bought for consumption at home (in the US = "package goods"), but I also thought I remembered seeing a budget item for where someone was having a couple of pints a day at the local pub.

[perrymason]

Thanks Cappuccina,
...
Hmmm...it says: " beer or ale, 17,5 gallons at 8d."
Not exactly the cost of the East End pubs, don't know.
I remember the price of a tea (from Annie Chapman's last days), but don't appreciate tea that much.

Amitiés,
David

Hi David,

Locking Tea Caddies were still being used in lots of homes in the LVP....I wonder how many also locked up the liquor in the house. Since many people would drink beer or alcohol rather than water that was less than sanitary, Im just curious whether at this point in time, tea was still considered as a valuable commodity due to the common usage of ale.

Best regards mon ami.