Excerpt from Book-Auction Records, Vol. 6: Part 1; Oct 1 to Dec 31, 1908; Containing 3383 Records

Mr. Lambert was organist Of Beverley Minster for a number Of years.

Foster, into partnership, and the firm became Messrs. Flaxton and Foster. When Alfred Gelder Street was made a few years ago the firm removed into new premises there, and the name was again changed to Messrs. Flaxton Co., and the business is still in a flourishing condition. Mr. Robert Gray Battle, bookseller and ink manufacturer, for a number Of years carried on that business in Manor Alley, Lowgate, and, afterwards, at 16 Paradise Place, Castle Street. He was born in 1752 and died, after a long affliction, on Sept. 4th, 1832, in the 80th year of his age. In 1791 he published the first Hull Directory, and issued six other editions periodically until 1820. It was a crown 8vo. (120 As a writing-ink manufacturer he was well-known, having travelled throughout the town and its neighbour hood, selling his ink to the merchants. He used to carry the ink in a can, from door to door, like the milkmen at the present time take their milk round to the houses. Before blotting-paper came into use it was the custom to use sand, and Mr. Battle carried a supply of this as well as the ink, which he sold to his customers. The sand was sprinkled on the paper, and absorb ed the ink, then it was brushed Off. Some time ago, a gentleman told me that he, when a youth, well remembered Mr. Battle calling at their Office in High St. To sell both ink and sand. The firm of M. C. Peck Son, book sellers, stationers, and printers, in the Market Place, which existed for up wards of a century, has now gone, it having been dispersed. Mr. Robert Peck, who came from near Pocklington, in Yorkshire, commenced business at 31, Scale Lane He was born in 1764 and died June 9th, 1819. He became the printer and proprietor of The Hull Packet newspaper, now being issued as the Hull Daily Mail, and has changed from a weekly to a daily paper. Wm. Etty, the famous painter, served a seven years' apprentice ship with Mr. Peck from Oct. 8th, 1798, and while there he drew a Prin ters bodkin on the Wall and would innocently ask a fellow companion to reach him that bodkin from the The printing business was so distasteful to Etty that he counted his latter days while thus employed, one by one, until the end of his servitude approached. In 1803 Mr. Peck printed zesop's Fables, New Versified from the Best English Editions, by H. Steers, which was published by J. Harris, (successor to E. Newbery), corner of St. Paul's Churchyard. Afterwards the firm became Peck and Smith, and later (1833) it was carried on alone by Michael Charles Peck, who removed to 43, Lowgate, and bookselling was added to that of printing and stationery. Same years afterwards he took his son, M. C. Peck (junr.) into partnership, and removed to 10, Market Place, where the business continued until the last of its days. While here they published The New Hull Guide reprints of Gent's History Of Hull Memoirs of Master John Shawe a facsimile Of Battle's Hull Directory (1791 and several other books. About ten years ago Mr. M. C. Peck retired and disposed of the business.

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