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| Dundee 'drunkard' mugshots sell for £1,500 at auction | |
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| A collection of mugshots dating back to 1905, which warned publicans of drunken Dundonians, has sold for £1,500. | A collection of mugshots dating back to 1905, which warned publicans of drunken Dundonians, has sold for £1,500. |
| The folio of forms was issued to local landlords warning them not to serve the pictured people, who had been convicted of being drunk and incapable. | The folio of forms was issued to local landlords warning them not to serve the pictured people, who had been convicted of being drunk and incapable. |
| Forms note "riotous behaviour" by the barred drinkers, with physical descriptions including "awanting a left eye" and "wanting teeth". | Forms note "riotous behaviour" by the barred drinkers, with physical descriptions including "awanting a left eye" and "wanting teeth". |
| The folio sold at auction for almost 10 times its original listed price. | The folio sold at auction for almost 10 times its original listed price. |
| The forms list the name, address and occupation of the pictured miscreants, most of whom are female millworkers, many of them Irish immigrants. | The forms list the name, address and occupation of the pictured miscreants, most of whom are female millworkers, many of them Irish immigrants. |
| The collection of 40 forms was entrusted to publican John Kennedy of Polepark Road, warning him against selling alcohol to the people listed. | The collection of 40 forms was entrusted to publican John Kennedy of Polepark Road, warning him against selling alcohol to the people listed. |
| Among them was fish dealer John Boyd, a 46-year-old of "proportionate" build, with a "fresh" complexion, who was convicted at Dundee's police court after he was found "in a state of intoxication and unable to look after himself" on 13 November 1905. | Among them was fish dealer John Boyd, a 46-year-old of "proportionate" build, with a "fresh" complexion, who was convicted at Dundee's police court after he was found "in a state of intoxication and unable to look after himself" on 13 November 1905. |
| Under "peculiarities or marks", the report notes "left eye awanting". | Under "peculiarities or marks", the report notes "left eye awanting". |
| Also marked was 16-year-old Margaret Devannah, a mill worker at the Queen Victoria Works, who was recognisable for having several tattoos. | Also marked was 16-year-old Margaret Devannah, a mill worker at the Queen Victoria Works, who was recognisable for having several tattoos. |
| She was convicted at the police court on 29 June 1905 of "behaving while drunk in a riotous or disorderly manner". | She was convicted at the police court on 29 June 1905 of "behaving while drunk in a riotous or disorderly manner". |
| Steven Dewar of auctioneers Curr and Dewar said he had never come across anything like the book of forms before. | Steven Dewar of auctioneers Curr and Dewar said he had never come across anything like the book of forms before. |
| "It's a bit of a sad thing, really, but it's part of the way of life as it was back in 1905 in Dundee," he said. | "It's a bit of a sad thing, really, but it's part of the way of life as it was back in 1905 in Dundee," he said. |
| "It was given to me by a family of publicans who have had it in the family for a number of years. | "It was given to me by a family of publicans who have had it in the family for a number of years. |
| "The youngest girl in it is 16 and the oldest is 63 - they're working-class tenement dwellers, pedlars, fish sellers, but mostly mill workers, which obviously was the big thing in Dundee at the time. | "The youngest girl in it is 16 and the oldest is 63 - they're working-class tenement dwellers, pedlars, fish sellers, but mostly mill workers, which obviously was the big thing in Dundee at the time. |
| "It was hard to know how to value it. We listed it with an estimate of between one and two hundred pounds but there's been so much interest." | "It was hard to know how to value it. We listed it with an estimate of between one and two hundred pounds but there's been so much interest." |
| Several phone bidders joined the auction in Dundee, which Robert Wightman eventually won with a bid of £1,500. |