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Organ Grinders & Tinkers
By Fritz Gellerman

Sign seen in a pub in England:

    RULES OF THIS TAVERN

  4 pence a night for bed
  6 pence with potluck
  2 pence for horsekeeping
  No more than five to sleep in one bed
  No boots to be worn in bed
  No razor grinders or tinkers taken in
  Organ grinders to sleep in the wash house

    Lemuel Cox's Inn

Fritz Gellerman

(Message sent Sat 25 Jan 2003, 03:25:44 GMT, from time zone GMT-0500.)

Key Words in Subject: Grinders, Organ, Tinkers

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