Gregory family: papers of William Gregory (1803 - 1858): Account of William Gregory's expenses for apparatus etc. incurred in setting up as a teacher of chemistry ... beginning Martinmas 1829 Account of expenses for apparatus etc. incurred in setting up as a teacher of chemistry...beginning Martinmas 1829, 1829 - 1830. Items purchased are split into several categories which include the following: Books including Faraday's Chemical Manipulation and Reid's Practical Chemistry Brass Apparatus including stands made with transferable rings and a balance Glass Apparatus including specie jars, thin tube retorts, measures, glass rods, flasks and funnels Porcelain Apparatus including two nests of Wedgewood's basins, one Wedgewood's mortar and stoneware baths Miscellaneous items including coke, cartage and porterage, filtering paper, sugar, bungs, sieves, wood, sand and charcoal Laboratory and Classroom equipment including a case of drawers with a table and shelves, a brass nameplate and a servant's wages Chemicals and specimens including litharge, powdered gum arabic, logwood chips, plaster of paris, copper beads, native sulphate of baryta, native carbonate of strontiae, zinc, black oxide of manganese, iron filings, litmus paper, limewater, oil of turpentine and sugar for oxalic acid Platinum and Silver Apparatus including a platinum spatula Hardware including a vice, a chisel, cutting pliers, a hammer, a spatula, shears, wire (iron and copper), anvil, files, bellows and a melting ladle. 1829 - 1830