Magic lantern slide
Acc.no: PEZPH : 2009.253
Identification
Item: Engraving of Wherry Town Mine
Description: This is a slide of an engraving of Wherry Town Mine shaft situated out to sea between Penzance exposed during a very low tide . Built in 1778 by Thomas Curtis of Breage, the mine shaft was protected by a stone breakwater. Thomas Gundry erected a steam engine on shore to facilitate lifting the ore from the mine workings. Operations ceased in 1798 when an American vessel anchored in the bay, broke its moorings and crashed into and demolished the head gear. It re-opened in the 1830s but closed again in 1840. As the accuracy of the details cannot be known, it is impossible to date.
Description
Height: 73 mm
Width: 76 mm
Material: Glass plate
Production
Method: Printed
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