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Elm Steam Brewery, Southse, 1887 This advertisement is from 1887 for JNO. Miles and Son, Elm Steam Brewery, Southsea, Brewers of the Celebrated Amber Ale, Stout and Porter. They offered a home delivery service and families could supplied with four and a half gallons casks of ale, delivered to the home.
3 dozen Imperial pints could be bought for Nine Shillings and ninepence, (less than 50 pence in todays money), and 3 dozen Reputed pints for six shillings and ninepence (less than 40 pence in todays money), advertisements similar to this can be found on the Portsmouth Directories spanning the period between 1869 and 1918, Source Steven's Portsmouth Directory 1887, please note that the image shown is of lower resolution and quality than the image on the CD-ROM.

 
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