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- 8th December 1859 (Creation)
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4 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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Invoice for ironwork.
November 18th 1858: Open rusted padlocks to Gate.
4th December 1858: Coal scoops, porters.
January 1859: Cleaned and repaired lock on gate next to close. Bill for key of above. Repaired latch and screws, and bell, Porters lodge. 4 gas lamps. 3 bars to mend bottom hook and to fix cheek of stove. Lock for front gate of stable yard.
February 1859: 3 holdfasts for stove, porters' house. Taking off, cleaning, and refitting 8 locks, bolts and fixing screws to doors and gates at stable yard. Mending latch on Close Gate, 2 screw bolts and fixed hinges to Wood Yard, Hinge screws refixed to Gate. 5 holdfasts and nails for gate. 3 holdfasts for levers affixed to door frame to Water Closet, mend bolt to back doors, cleaning and refitting lock for front door Gardens.
March 1859: Repair bell to porters lodge. New flaps and fixed bracket to joinings.
28th April 1859: Cut piece out of iron post. Fix Kitchen door.
4th May 1859: Gas lamp.
July 1859: Shorten bucket rod, stable yard. Repaired and refixed lock turret. Chain and staple for ladders. Padlock for above. Double back and bottom for stove. 2 holdfasts to stove.
August 1859: Dutch door and handle, porters. Cleaning and mending 2 lamps, porters.
September 1859: Drain trap near pump in Court. 2 air bricks above Black's.
November 1859: a stay, hook, and 2 bolts, 2 men boring wall and fixing above.
Hall:
November 1858: Thumb lever for flue door, 2 rivets fixed to flue door, 2 rivets fixed joint to above. Coal scoops.
December 1858: Ring key for stove. Poker for stove. Cleaned stove. 2 sets bars for stove.
January 1859: a shovel for stove, grinding 2 carvers, grinding 8 carvers, taking up door and spring cleaning, fresh fix bottom pivot and fix the soil. Clean foil pullies and dinner bell. Bushel of charcoal.
March 1859: 4 springs for carving forks, bushel of charcoal, grinding carver, 2 guards for forks, spring for carving fork, top pivot for Hall door and making it shut.
May 14th 1859: knife steel.
August 17th 1859: clean stove, clean 2 fenders, taking down lamps, cleaning them, 2 pieces for burners and mend bottoms.
Combination room:
November 1858: taking down lamps. 2 locks and 2 key for Mr Rowe. Laid a poker.
January 1859: cleaning lock.
14th July 1859: mend copper kettle.
Chapel:
November 1858: 2 lengths 4 inch. rain water pipe. 10 long nails for above. Taking down gutter and fixing above.
December 1858: 1 length 4 inch pipe.
January 1859: replacing 28 feet of old gutter. New joints for above. 4 1/2 foot of pipe. 3 elbows. Making angle of gutters. Flanges and nozzle for piece. 13 brackets, 2 lengths 3 inch iron pipes, 1 angle head, 1 shoe for above, 33 strong levers, man 1 day fixing, painting above. End to poker.
March 1859: Man cutting bars out of window. Casement and frame for above. 6 yards lime/line book and fix.
May 1859: padlock, 2 keys to lower doors. Clasps, staples. Taking down stove, pipe for above, cleaning and refitting.
Buttery:
February 1859: cleaning and repairing lock to door, laid poker.
May 19th 1859: Cleaning lock.
October 26th 1859: Patent lock.
Clock: one years winding and toiling.
Kitchen:
November 1858: a cleaver, grinding 2 cleavers, sharpen a saw.
December 1858: grinding cleaver, steak tongs, righted balance skewer.
January 1859: steak tongs, oiling jack, bottom to plate, new furnace face, grinding cleaver.
February 1859: sharpened set of saws.
March 1859: sharpened and mended shovel. End to poker.
April 1859: Grinding 2 choppers. Oiling jack.
May 1859: bottom 22lb, repairing steak tongs.
25th June 1859: oiling jack, hook 1 lever, and fix to lever.
August 1859: 4 bars to range chimney, taking down jack and cleaning it. fixing cover plate and bottom plate. 5 furnace bars of copper. 4 bearing bars.
November 1859: fork for steaks.
Note confirming receipt of payment.