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- 29th October 1832 - 2nd October 1833 (Creation)
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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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Third page of bill for ironwork in Jesus College to Shallow and Coleman.
Kitchen ironwork from 29th Ocotober 1832 to 2nd Ocotber 1833, includes 2 bars for the stove, mending and sharpening the beef hook, foot of salamander, straightening the bar to the range, oiling (?), new centre to worn spindle, mending dripping pan, plate under oven, mend latch on the repaired oven. In additional hand noted "deduct for Salamander", signed M. Willis. Total of £6 8s 2d.
Overall calcuations for all ironwork around the college comes to £19 4s 5d.