A question for my British readers: 1/6d?

[randy_byers]

Does the phrase "1/6d tickets" mean anything to you? This is from Steve Stiles' TAFF report. He is on a double-decker bus with Bill Burns, and he writes, "A conductor came up and asked us our destination. Two 1/6d tickets were purchased, and I wondered at that as it seemed that there must be easy ways to beat the system, getting more mileage for your money." Steve doesn't remember what 1/6d means (or meant), and I've never run into it before.

Comments

[kalimac.livejournal.com]

Yes, he does. "In this style, 10/6" = ten shillings sixpence, alias 10 1/2 shillings.

[randy-byers.livejournal.com]

This is all wonderful stuff, but it turns out that if I had read Steve's report more closely, I would have seen he explains the notation early on. All of this great discussion results from a failure in my reading comprehension! Hm, maybe I should post dumb questions more often. (Stop your tittering back there!)