Magic lantern slide
Acc.no: PEZPH : 2009.254
Identification
Item: An engraving of the Wherry Mine at Penzance, 1814
Description: With St Michael's Mount in the background, this is an engraving for the Royal Geographical Society of Cornwall 1814, of Wherry Mine, Penzance. The pumping engine is on the left, a wooden trestle carrying flat rods to Curtis's Shaft 220 metres (240 yards ) out to sea. The 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.
Description
Height: 73 mm
Width: 76 mm
Material: Glass plate
Production
Method: Printed
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