Item 23 - Iron work bill

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JCCA/JCAD/2/2/9/1840/23

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Iron work bill

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  • 5 December 1840 (Creation)

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(1839-1875)

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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 to Shallow and Coleman £26 12s 7d for iron work in college. Includes payment for:

COURTS
Runners to lamp posts, Chains stapled to bar in Stables, Hook stapled to door, Holdfasts, New lock to gate in coal place, Nails stapled to coal place, Bolts fixed to coal place, Cleaned & repaired lock to outer gate, Hook stapled to outer gate, Large staple fixed in Stable, Lengthened bar to window, Mend lamp posts, Mend shovel, Padlock for door of Chapel, Loop/chain fixed to door of Chapel, Length of spikes on Palisades, Feed to standard of Palisades, Staples to lead beaming, Nail to fix to lead beaming, Stays to bolt to spikes, Cleaned & repaired lock to Privy, Screw fixed plate to Stable Gate, Bay to window, Lead fixed to window, Water butt by posts, Strong copper lamp posts, Sharpened/mend hook, Rub stones, Thinned edging knife and grounded, Cleaned & repaired lock to iron gate - drilled holes, rivets fixed, Ground sythe, Sharpened weed hooks, Drilled holes & fixed back to Range Buttery,
Bars to windows in Cloisters, Taking lock off Buttery & mend, Bolt fixed to Buttery, Lock to Stable and key to Coach house, Manger pins mend rack chains, mend lock hook & staples

COMBINATION ROOM
Screws to curtain pin, Large slop pail, Blackened stove, Cleaned bar to stove, Cleaned irons, Lamps cleaned

CLOCK
One repair winding & oiling

KITCHEN
Range poker with wood handle, Shovel with long handle, Mend beef fork and apple corer, Mend handle to Milk, Oiling Jack, Holdfast to hot plate, Side & bar to stewing stove, Bars to Copper, Making a curl bar, Cutting curl iron plates, Set of ironwork for oven, Fire lamps, Cover tile, Shortened latch copper door, Peal handle, Rails to furnace of oven, Jeakes patent stewing stove, Holes fixed for ladles, Rim to steamer, Rod & chain drilled holes & fixed for grid irons

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      Undated - in 1840 box

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