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Rochbury (knife)
Fur Trade, Obs.
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Spelling variants:Rochberry, Rochbary
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
See roach and note.
See: roach (knife)
Quotations
1682
734 Rochberry Knives £6 12s 6d.
1683
And have Agreed wth. him for the prices following . . . Rochbury large 2s. 8d. p. Doz. Ditto Small 22d. p. Do.
1684
[Invoice of goods] 500 large Rochbary knives S.B. 500 ditto small.
1684
Some idea of the amount of trading that went on in the earliest years may be derived from studying the outfit for 1684. In that year there were recieved at York Fort the following: . . . 3000 jack-knives 3000 large "Rochbury" knives 2000 small knives. . . .