London Tradeswomen, Part 1
My love of old trade cards and bizarre classifieds is intensified by those belonging to tradeswomen. Some are famous, like Eleanor Coade, and for some such as Elizabeth Hodnet it is the only proof they ever existed. Some of them, such as Arabella Morris with her Strand-based garden centre, and Mrs Holt with her Italian warehouse will get a post of their own but for others there is little more to say.

