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Offline BumbleB

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Assets noted in Administration
« on: Monday 24 August 20 08:50 BST (UK) »
I have a list of the assets, noted in an Administration in South Africa dated 1876, and there is an item which baffles me. 

Items include: 

Oxen
cows and calves
wagon
furniture
books

plus:

sale of spider and horses - what is a spider (other than the creepy crawly)?

Transcriptions and NBI are merely finding aids.  They are NOT a substitute for original record entries.
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Re: Assets noted in Administration
« Reply #1 on: Monday 24 August 20 08:54 BST (UK) »
Doh!!   :-[  If in doubt, ask Mr G -

... More plausible, but not nearly as fun. There was a type of horse-drawn carriage in the 1 800's that was also called a "spider". This because it had a small body and large wooden wheels with thin spokes - resembling the arachnid eight legged insect. Many claim the word spider for the modern open top car has its beginnings here. ...
Transcriptions and NBI are merely finding aids.  They are NOT a substitute for original record entries.
Remember - "They'll be found when they want to be found" !!!
If you don't ask the question, you won't get an answer.
He/she who never made a mistake, never made anything.
Archbell - anywhere, any date
Kendall - WRY
Milner - WRY
Appleyard - WRY
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