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The Bolitho Gardens, situated at the Newlyn end of Penzance, with St. Michael's Mount in the background.
Hand written message to the reverse of the card to a recipient in Farnham, Surrey

Seaweeds 'prepared and mounted with care' by Henry Heath glen to My Herbert Thomas, Editor of the Cornishman 18th October 1917. Given to Morrab Library by Mr Thomas May 1953
Page 16 Deesseria sinuous; phycodrys rubens

Seaweeds 'prepared and mounted with care' by Henry Heath glen to My Herbert Thomas, Editor of the Cornishman 18th October 1917. Given to Morrab Library by Mr Thomas May 1953
Page 23 Dosya coccinea; Heterosiphonia plumose

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…

Cornish Supply Stores , Penzance.
from "Mates Illustrated Penzance "
(Corporation Official Guide)

View of Cornish wrestlers in a hold with referees , an audience in a marquee in the background.

Extract from Archaeological Book

Cornishman Office Parade Street , Penzance.
Editor & Print Workers In the days of the Evening Tidings .

"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

A Carpet Shop now stands wheree the biscuit works were, building on left now Lloyds Bank