Item 46 - Smith's bill (Thomas Coe)

A bill for smith work done in the college between June and November 1784, includes: a chimney bar for the ground floor room in the cloisters (6s); 18 cramps for masons (6s); repairing the lock on the library door (6d); repairing the Combination door (6d); padlock for the Chapel door, ordered by Mr Bonny (1s 2d); cleaning and repairing the hall stove (5s); polishing the stove in the Combination (5s); a new cast-iron back to the Combination stove (15s 6d); 23lb of waste Iron riveted in the middle to prevent it from breaking, ordered by Mr Plampkins (7s 8d); polishing the fire irons, fenders and horse (4s 6d); a pair of garden shears 'by Brett' (3s 6d); a large square staple for the coal house (8d); sharpened the mason's hammer and chisels (1s 4d); sharpened the 'weed iron' for the porter (2d); a padlock and piece of chain ordered by Mr Matthews (3s 2d); 'hasp' and 2 staples for the fence (6d); repairing 2 chisels (4d); 12 spikes 'by Plummers' (2s); spade handle 'by Brett' (1s); sharpening an axe and a chisel (5d); a new lock, 'neets' and screws, along with fixing a 'lads' bag (5s); repairing the lock on the blue gate (6d); sharpened a mattock and 3 chisels (6d); a padlock for the lime house (9d); 147 wall hooks for the chapel clerk's room (18s 4 1/2d); 140 wall hooks for the arch in the cloister (17s 6d); 80 bars for the hall windows £2 6s 8d; 3 pairs of new casements with frames for the hall (£2 2s); 24 wall hooks for the Master's Room (3s); chimney bars (6s); 204 wall hooks for the Master's Room (£1 5s 6d); mending a sconce for the chapel (6d); 5 lattice wires for the round windows (£1 7s 5d); repairing 'Pump Sweep in holes' and new pins (2s 6d); new iron gate and 2 top rails (£5 9d 6d); 4 new standards, 6 braces, 4 bars and 2 steps to the bottom of the gates (£6 6s); making 4 standards without braces and 4 bars (18s 4d); repaired 'Tenants old Gate' (2s). The total bill amounted to £32 3s 11 1/2d. A receipt of payment, signed by Thomas Coe, is fixed to the bill with wax.