Albert Mellor collector of monies for Charities

PEOP 8.081A.tif

Title

Albert Mellor collector of monies for Charities

Subject

People
IBP

Description

Albert Mellor, who lived in Penzance, was one of Cornwall's colourful characters. With his organ he attended such events as Padstow's 'Oss and Helston Furry for about 50 years. During that time he collected large sums for numerous charities. Acknowledgements from them are pasted around his organ. He once had a live monkey, but children later had to make do with a toy! Pictured here at Helton fairground, Furry Day 1982.

Publisher

Morrab Library

Date

1982

Rights

Morrab Library

Format

Print

Identifier

PEOP 8.081A

Coverage

Helston

Period Costume

N

Individual Names

Albert Mellor

Geolocation