| Description | A mahogany box for experiments with mercury; a deal chest with twelve drawers and doors to the front; two large stools for a telescope; a ten-foot rod and three legs for a piece of brass work belonging to a telescope; James Jackson, for half a day’s work mending a chair and jobbing at the house; a nest of drawers for medals; a large block of wood turned to fix a telescope upon; a deal sideboard covered with green baize with two trestles to it, and a stand to set waiters upon; and a deal cupboard to hang boots and shoes in. £8 17s. 3d.
Bill. Joseph Pendrill to Matthew Boulton. 16 Jun.-14 Sep. 1792.
Sundry items, as stated in the previous bill above; a garden seat; repairing and cleaning a writing-desk, green cloth and locks for the same; a packing box; Joseph Skinner, for three-quarters of a day’s work mending chairs, &c., and sundry wood, screws, &c. £15 13s. 10d. (Cash Book, p. 34.) |