Transaction Collection

Rent Day, engraved by Abraham Raimbach (1784-1868), published 1817 (engraving)
STC169277 Rent Day, engraved by Abraham Raimbach (1784-1868), published 1817 (engraving) by Wilkie, David (1785-1841) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Stockbrokers basket trading in the French Stock Exchange, 19th century, from L'Univers Illustre pub. 1867
3506130 Stockbrokers basket trading in the French Stock Exchange, 19th century, from L'Univers Illustre pub. 1867; (add.info.: Stockbrokers basket trading in the French Stock Exchange)

Henrietta Mielke giving iron ring to contributor, 22 Oct 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Henrietta Mielke giving iron ring to contributor, 22 Oct 1914 (date created or published later). Henrietta Mielke (b. 1897) giving a ring to a man

Miss Mielke, 22 Oct 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Miss Mielke, 22 Oct 1914. Henry Mielke (b. 1871) his daughter Henrietta (b. 1897) and another man. Henry Mielke was a store owner and member of the "Gold for Iron" (Gold fur Eisen)

Putney toll booth OFH01_01_01_f01_20
Old Putney Bridge, Putney, Wandsworth, Greater London. Two images on a single glass plate negative, both showing the the toll keeper

Portrait of an unknown man and his Servant, 1579 (oil on canvas)
3246651 Portrait of an unknown man and his Servant, 1579 (oil on canvas) by Passerotti, Bartolommeo (1529-92) (attr. to); 121x92 cm; Manchester Art Gallery

Predella of the Profanation of the Host: The Christian Woman Forced to Redeem her Cloak at the Price of the Consecrated
ALG80440 Predella of the Profanation of the Host: The Christian Woman Forced to Redeem her Cloak at the Price of the Consecrated Host by a Jewish Pawnbroker

The Sale of the Castle of Marienburg in 1457 to King Casimir IV of Poland
CHT277007 The Sale of the Castle of Marienburg in 1457 to King Casimir IV of Poland, 1854 (engraving) by Rosenfelder, Ludwig (1813-81) (after); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

The Famous Corbeille at the Paris Bourse, c. 1885 (litho)
CHT169643 The Famous Corbeille at the Paris Bourse, c.1885 (litho) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Cuneiform tablet case impressed with four cylinder seals, c. 20th-19th century BC (clay)
5049861 Cuneiform tablet case impressed with four cylinder seals, c.20th-19th century BC (clay) by Assyrian School; 5.6x4.6x2.5 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Cuneiform tablet: private letter, c. 20th-19th century BC (clay)
5049858 Cuneiform tablet: private letter, c.20th-19th century BC (clay) by Assyrian School; 6.8x5.4x2.3 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

A poor Arab refuses to sell his mare to a rich buyer when he discovers the buyer is European
6337372 A poor Arab refuses to sell his mare to a rich buyer when he discovers the buyer is European by English School, (19th century); (add.info)

Cuneiform tablet: record of a lawsuit, c. 20th-19th century BC (clay)
5049857 Cuneiform tablet: record of a lawsuit, c.20th-19th century BC (clay) by Assyrian School; height:16.8 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Morning Transaction
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WOMAN USES CASH REGISTER
A woman uses a cash register when her customer purchases a tin of food for 5 shillings and eightpence. They smile as they complete the transaction. Date: early 1960s

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Ireland, North, Belfast, St Georges Market, Veg stall selling potatoes and cabbage

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Food, Shopping, Supermarket, Busy check outs with queueing customers

People At Street Vegetable Market

Brokers working. Nineteen-century colored engraving

Account Register
A clerk uses the Paragon Account Register which takes care of the entire transaction from the taking of the order to the collection of the account

Long Room in the Custom House. Payment of the Customs, c1841. Artist: Henry Melville
Long Room in the Custom House. Payment of the Customs, c1841. From London Interiors with their Costumes & Ceremonies from Drawings made by permission of the Public Offices

The blue monuments
These record a transaction of land for goods in Uruk

Brokers working. Nineteen-century colored engraving

Wool and silk tapestry depicting a banker making a loan transaction and recorded in the ledger. Arithmetic. 1520, approx. Tournai

GROCERY STORE, 1942. Manager Charley Dempsey at the register of the First National Store grocery store in Bantam, Connecticut. Photograph by Howard Hollem, 1942

NEW YORK CURB MARKET. Transmitting reports of transactions to the ticker. Photograph from an English newspaper of the 1920s or 1930s

The Corbeille at the Bourse of Paris, 1873 (engraving) (b / w photo)
XIR252951 The Corbeille at the Bourse of Paris, 1873 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Pelcoq, Jules (19th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

The Hotel de Soissons in 1720 (engraving)
XIR213979 The Hotel de Soissons in 1720 (engraving) by French School, (18th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: etabli pour la commerce du papier monnaie; ); French

The Corbeille at the Paris Bourse, 1873 (engraving) (b / w photo)
XIR207890 The Corbeille at the Paris Bourse, 1873 (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Dividend Office, Bank of England (engraving) (b / w photo)
XJF156775 Dividend Office, Bank of England (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Florentine Bank (woodcut) (b / w photo)
XJF156774 Florentine Bank (woodcut) (b/w photo) by Italian School, (16th century); Private Collection; Italian, out of copyright

Death and the Miser, c1500. Oil on wood. Jan Provost (1465-1529) Netherlandish artist. Doors of a triptych. Death interrupting the Miser in the middle of a transaction

E-commerce, conceptual artwork
E-commerce, conceptual computer artwork

Goldweigher, 17th century
Goldweigher. 17th-century artwork of a goldweigher, with a balance and accounts book, handing a bag of weighed gold to a kneeling assistant

ENGLAND: MERCHANT, 1800. Industry and Oeconomy. A successful merchant and his family at Bell Wharf in London, England. Stipple engraving, 1800, by J.-Louis Darcis after a painting by Henry Singleton

FRANKLIN: SHIPS & ANCHORS. Engravings by Benjamin Franklin of various types of anchors. Detail of a plate from Transactions fo the American Philosophical Society, 1786

Creativity, conceptual image
Creativity. Conceptual image of creativity represented by a light bulb. The filament, in the shape of a pound sign, could signify the commercialisation of ideas

Fruit and Veg Stall
A rather serious transaction taking place on the fruit and vegetable stall at Knaresborough Market, Yorkshire, England, where 6d buys 3lbs of onions!

Market on Ice / Sweden / C16
A market held on the ice in Upsala. A transaction is going on between a customer and a tool seller

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"Exploring the Intricacies of Transactions: A Glimpse into History" From Rent Day to Euston Station, transactions have shaped our lives throughout history. Engraved by Abraham Raimbach in 1817, "Rent Day" captures the anticipation and exchange of currency between tenants and landlords. Fast forward to 1919, where the grandeur of The Doric portico at Euston Station in London stands as a testament to countless transactions that occurred within its walls. Intriguingly, even portraits hold clues about transactions. In "Portrait of an unknown man and his Servant, " painted in 1579, we witness a subtle power dynamic suggesting financial exchanges behind closed doors. Brokers working diligently in a nineteenth-century colored engraving remind us of bustling markets where deals were struck amidst chaos. The Putney toll booth OFH01_01_01_f01_20 symbolizes another type - one involving payment for passage or access. Meanwhile, William Hogarth's engraving from 1747 titled "The Idle Prentice betrayed (by his Whore), & taken in a Night-Cellar with his Accomplice" depicts the consequences when illicit activities intersect with monetary dealings. Religious themes also find their way into depictions of transactions. In "Predella of the Profanation of the Host, " created around 1467-69, we see a Christian woman forced to redeem her cloak using consecrated host as collateral from a Jewish pawnbroker – highlighting religious tensions intertwined with economic realities. Artistic mediums like burin engravings convey narratives too; take "The ill-assorted couple" from circa 1495 which hints at marriages driven by financial gain rather than love. Similarly themed is Hogarth's plate IX from Industry and Idleness series showcasing how an idle prentice falls prey to temptation through transactional encounters. Not all they are purely financial; some hold political significance.