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Pain, William (1730?-1790?) / The practical house carpenter, or, Youth's instructor containing a great variety of useful designs in carpentry and architecture; the five orders laid down by an entire new scale.
(1792)

Retail Prices of Deals, Battens, &c.


Oak planks at per foot superficial
Thickness new planks old planks
Oak wedges fir wedges
All other sizes to be charged in proportion
Lead sash weights per pound
Iron sash weights 
Small box-pullies and pins each
2 inch ditto each
wainscot pullies and boxing each
common red and white line per yard
good white line per yard
blue white flax line per yard
glue per pound
screws per dozen Nails and brads per hundred
all larger nails hold fasts wall hooks &c
side hinges per pair HL hinges per pair
but hinges per pair garnet hinges per pair
with screws
for all locks or other ironmongery goods not here inserted add one-fifth
to the prime cost.


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