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In addition to running a chain of
Turkish baths throughout England, Bartholomew acted as a consultant to a number
of local authorities on heating Turkish baths, and also undertook their
installation.
This invoice to the Corporation of
Ashton, near Manchester, was for such an installation.
Not wishing to wait till his
return home to Bristol, and not having any 'Head Office' paper with him,
Bartholomew uses a sheet of the local paper, crossing out Manchester and
replacing it with Bristol. Such florid letterheads were typical of the period
though Bartholomew, untypically, has not exaggerated the size of the baths in
the image he uses. His Turkish baths in Bath, London, and Eastbourne were all
opened after the date of this invoice.
Dated 17 June 1879, the invoice
reads:
From the Corporation of Ashton
To Chs. Bartholomew
To New heating apparatus for
Turkish, baths and Joining
the same, as per agreement
£100 .. 0 .. 0
Please send cheque, for above to
and oblige,
Yours truly,
Charles Bartholomew
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