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| Picture No | 10542895 |
| Date | 1846 |
| Description | Repeal of the Corn Tax, 1846 |
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Repeal of the Corn Tax, 1846. When the high price of bread could no longer be borne, the Government took off the duty on corn! A newspaper boy runs to a baker's shop with the news, 'Penny Buns for Everybody', but the baker doesn't seem to be very pleased. The shop window is well stocked with plum cake, buns and loaves.
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| Source | Illustration by Mary Francis Ames, words by Ernest Ames, in 'Really and Truly', circa 1900 |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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