The wealth of tradesmen can be judged by the quality of the decoration of their houses, in which they often plied their trade, for the ancient world’s slave economy did not foster the factory system. Thus in the house of the jeweler Pinarius Cerialis (III,iv,4), his showcase was found containing fine engraved cornelians, agates, and amethysts, some of the work unfinished, and also the tiny, delicate tools of his trade. In the House of the Surgeon (VI.1,9–10) surgical instruments were found, including probes, catheters, gynaecological forceps, pliers for pulling teeth, and little spoons, perhaps for extracting wax from the ears. These provide our best evidence for ancient surgical techniques. Stephanus’ _fullonica_ (laundry: I.vi.7) was found with the imprint of the fallen front door left clearly in the ashes. The padlock was on the outside, from which the inference is that this establishment served as laundry only; if it had been a dwelling, the lock would have been on the inside. A skeleton behind the door had with him a bag of 107 gold and silver coins. Since two-thirds of them had been minted years before, under the Republic, one assumes that this was not merely the day’s take, but a hoard; all the shop’s moveable capital. Built in at the back were the small vats where the dirty clothes were trodden, to get out the dirt and grease, and the larger ones for rinsing. The upper floor and courtyard were used for drying: in the courtyard wall were found the small putholes for the canes over which the wet clothes were hung. Near the entrance was the clothes press, in which a pressing board was worked down upon the folded clothes by means of a pair of large wooden screws. [Illustration: FIG. 8.11 Pompeii, _thermopolium_ or bar. (MPI)] [Illustration: FIG. 8.12 Naples, National Museum. Bronze bust of Caecilius Jucundus, from Pompeii. (B. Maiuri, _Il Museo Nazionale di Napoli_, p. 71)] [Illustration: FIG. 8.13 Pompeii, House of D. Octavius Quartio, garden, reconstruction. (Spinazzola, _op. cit._, 1, p. 418)]