Chapter Base to Bath Stone of B by Brewer's Phrase & Fable

Bath Chair (A). A chair mounted on wheels and used for invalids. Much used at Bath, frequented by invalids for its hot springs.

Bath Metal The same as Pinchbeck (q.v.). An alloy consisting of sixteen parts copper and five of zinc.

Bath Post A letter paper with a highly-glazed surface, used by the highly-fashionable visitors of Bath when that watering-place was at its prime. (See Post. ) Since the introduction of the penny post and envelope system, this paper has gone out of general use.

Bath Shillings Silver tokens coined at Bath in 1811-1812, and issued for 4s., for 2s., and for 1s., by C. Culverhouse, J. Orchard, and J. Phipps.

Bath Stone A species of limestone, used for building, and found in the Lower Oolite, in Wiltshire and Somersetshire. It is easily wrought in the quarry, but hardens on exposure to the air. Called “Bath” stone because several of the quarries are near Bath, in Somersetshire.