Description | The most frequently consulted series of records are the Estimate Sketch Books, 1784-1905, 344/93-140. They are a factual record of the furniture produced by the firm and provide valuable information about furniture designs, the cost of materials, workmanship, sometimes the craftsmen responsible and the client for whom the piece was made. Since they refer to actual furniture, any item is theoretically traceable. These records are a unique source as the firm's designs and were never published. However, it must be stressed that these represent only one of a number of series of order books, No others including those of the Lancaster factory have survived |