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- 7 December 1855 (Creation)
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3 items, paper
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Shallow and Colemen was a firm of ironmongers and iron merchants active in Cambridge between 1839 and 1875. The business was owned by Thomas Shallow (1798-1876), an ironmonger and whitesmith who lived at 49 Sidney Street. According to 'Capturing Cambridge', some iron bollards produced by the firm still line the Backs in Queens' Road.
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Paid 50 pounds 5 pence to Shallow and Coleman for ironwork.
Courts and outside work
Range with ? and boil and steam pipe Porters House
Ironing Stove and 2 bars at do
Pipe on Chimney at do
A wind guard at do
new lock 2 keys to door at do
2 ventilating air bricks
Slip over range
3 gallon oil can
3 bars copper gardeners house
New lock to pantry door Porters
False bottom at Porters
Secured repaired 2 locks in the choristers room
new spindle nobs to do
cup staple 2 screws and fixed
cubpboard lock Porters
latch 2 catches 2 buttons 2 nobs
Mended poker Porters lodge
2 keys to cupboards at do
3 scutcheons at do
1 length pipe to drain
nob and mend poker Porters lodge
Cleaned and oil and joists to gate
closet lock Porter
lock fastened at do
2 keys to gates porters house
new casement W Westmorland
Taking down gutter repaired
Do at porters
5 brackets to do
2 men fixing do 1/4 day
12 screws and fresh fixed latch to knife place
1 check spring ? bell gate
Key to fellows water closet porter
Cleaned and repaired lock to do
Brass pack fixed for
Slip to top of fire place at do
Rake to clean oven at do
Bolt screws fixed water closet
Falso bottom to stove Porters
Mend a shovel do
3 feet pipe fixed to ? tub
Repaired lock to coal place
Laid poker Porters Lodge
Altered stove and padding fire stove back and checks W Fisher
Lock 2 keys fixed porters lodge
4 handles fixed to drawers
Mend latch nails fixed stable yard
x back fixed (?)
Mend lamp Porters Lodge
Double back fixed (Shield)
Laid 29 feet gutter at Gardeners house
8 feet pipe to do
Pipe on chimney at do
1 hook for do
Cleaned ? 2 locks to gates 3 bolds and 2 men fixing
Crate for drain brick
Double back and check to stove ?
Key boat house by Porter
Cleaner=d repaired lock do
Mend a lamp
Blower fixed Porters lodge
0 brass labels engraved for keys
Latch 3 keys fixed school room
Two lock fixed to stable yard
A plate screwes fixed to do
check fixed to range porter
Key to Sedge (?) Place
Back fixed, Dew, Holloway, Hilton
new back and bottom 2 screws and fixed Kindersly
2 checks repaired stove Brooker
A new false back to do
Double back 2 screws and fixed
???
36 prick Elliptic stove (Sharp)
Bar fix do bricklayer
New check fixed back repaired stove and bar to do (Buk[?])
New hob, new back s
Double back dixed Grace and Ingram
2 check repaired stove Ingram
back stove number 2 Pump stove
Double back fixed Hawker
Morgan, Steve Elwell
Lecture room
Spoocily, Wilson
School room
Mullins
Mending a key
Lowe's drain trap
Mend key stable
Combination Room
Taking down lamp pin
Turnbuckle fixed to window
Hall
Pipe on chimney
4 mustard (?)
Signed Thomas Shallow