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Photo of Harrison Studios advertisement on the back of a postcard from the 19th century. Early photographers advertised on the back of any postcards they produced for general sale. This is a typical layout of a card from a Cornish photographer, dated…

Loco 7031 built in 1950 for £11,640 & scrapped after 150000 miles, 1963

A Cornish stamp battery. A stamp battery is a type of mill machine that crushes material by pounding rather than grinding, either for further processing or for extraction of metallic ores.

A Cornish stamp battery. A stamp battery is a type of mill machine that crushes material by pounding rather than grinding, either for further processing or for extraction of metallic ores. This type of stamping machinery which would have contributed…

"A Cornishman's Mascot" - a rather crusty looking pasty tied by fancy cord to a horseshoe. Incidentally, the horseshoe is hung upside down, allowing the luck to pour out. Frith Card postmarked Truro 1921

Members of the Cornwall Railway Society pictured during a visit to the Swindon Works of British Rail Engineering during a visit in March 1980.

Mallard broke steam record at 120 mph