1 gen 1661 anni - latten

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An archaic word for a mixed metal very similar to brass. It was used for many household items, such as basins, ladles, skimmers, but was commonly the metal from which candle-sticks were made. 1400 <i>j candelabrum de laton </i>, York (SS4/270); 1434 <i>duo candelabra de laton </i>, Campsall (SS30/39); 1535 <i>Item one myllen basyn iij latyn basynes with euers to them belonging </i>, Stillingfleet (YRS45/129); 1567 <i>Item tenne latten candlesticks </i>, Fixby (YRS134/15); 1661 <i>Item a latten Chaffer </i>, Langfield (YRS134/119). The occupational term is a guide to the early popularity of this metal: 1309 <i>Nicholaus Musket, latoner </i>, York (SS96/12).

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