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In 1860, he suggested the introduction of sixpenny telegrams, printing specimen forms similar to those afterwards adopted. en.wikipedia.org

There was a sixpenny (0.025) catch-all ticket for dogs, bicycles, items of luggage and prams. en.wikipedia.org

Prizes of small coins such as threepenny or sixpenny bits were also concealed in it. en.wikipedia.org

A memorial cross was erected to mark the spot, paid for by national sixpenny subscription to which more than 23,000 persons contributed. en.wikipedia.org

There, he was exposed at an early age to the theatres and sixpenny galleries of the city and to numerous famous comedians and entertainers of the day. en.wikipedia.org

In a weird linguistic twist, another name for the 2in (5cm) nail is a sixpenny nail. home.bt.com

For locations such as restaurants, coin-operated receivers provided a few minutes of live entertainment for a sixpenny. en.wikipedia.org

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