B/w print
Acc.no: PEZPH : 1995.89.58
Identification
Item: Langley's Fruit Shop
Description: Langley's fruit shop stood at the junction of Market Jew Street and Pump Lane (now called Wood Street.) It is said that this was the first open fronted shop in Penzance.You will observe that Mr Langley took no chance of people taking free samples as he fixed small mesh wire netting halfway up the window opening. The wooden barrels contain fruit. The man sitting on the wheel barrow is the Town Porter. He carried the commercial travellers' wares from shop to shop and was known locally as "Jan Saint Ives". A lively, local character, he wore a straw hat all the year round. The shop to the left is Ellis's shoemaker's.
Condition: Good -
Description
Height: Mm
Width: Mm
Material: Photograph
Production
Method: Printed
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