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Truro
Truro
City in Cornwall, United Kingdom
These scissor tongs, for moving coal on and off the fire, are from a set of three fireirons (tongs, poker and shovel) made by Archibald Carne, a blacksmith of Truro, Cornwall, circa 1945–6. They are lightly decorated with an engraved design along the hand…
This image has been taken from scan 000185 from "[Peeps into the Haunts and Homes of the Rural Population of Cornwall. Being reminiscences of Cornish character and characteristics, etc.]". The title and subject terms of this image have been gene…
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This image has been taken from scan 000045 from "[Peeps into the Haunts and Homes of the Rural Population of Cornwall. Being reminiscences of Cornish character and characteristics, etc.]". The title and subject terms of this image have been gene…
Trivets are stands for supporting utensils while they are off the fire, and for warming food by the fire. This iron trivet is designed to stand next to the hearth. It has four legs, and two wooden handles. It was made by Archibald Carne, a blacksmith of T…
This slipware jug was made by W. H. Lake & Son Ltd. at Chapel Hill Pottery in Truro, Cornwall, circa 1945–6. It is made of red-clay, with an unglazed outside and a greenish-yellow glaze on the inside and spout. Slipware, which uses slip (semi-liquid c…
This image has been taken from scan 000009 from "[A Week at the Land's End. [With a map and plates.]]". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of the British Library's flickr photostream…
This three-pronged toasting fork with a twisted stem was made by Archibald Carne, a blacksmith of Truro, Cornwall, circa 1945–6. It is part of a large collection of traditional craft products acquired from the British Council in 1960. As demand for blacks…
These scissor tongs, for moving coal on and off the fire, are from a set of three fireirons (tongs, poker and shovel) made by Archibald Carne, a blacksmith of Truro, Cornwall, circa 1945–6. They are plain, with no decoration. The tongs are part of a large…
This image has been taken from scan 000042 from "[Peeps into the Haunts and Homes of the Rural Population of Cornwall. Being reminiscences of Cornish character and characteristics, etc.]". The title and subject terms of this image have been gene…
This image has been taken from scan 000030 from "[A Week at the Land's End. [With a map and plates.]]". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of the British Library's flickr photostream…
This image has been taken from scan 000050 from "[Peeps into the Haunts and Homes of the Rural Population of Cornwall. Being reminiscences of Cornish character and characteristics, etc.]". The title and subject terms of this image have been gene…
This image has been taken from scan 000017 from "[Peeps into the Haunts and Homes of the Rural Population of Cornwall. Being reminiscences of Cornish character and characteristics, etc.]". The title and subject terms of this image have been gene…
This earthenware jug with a deep orange-brown glaze on the inside was made by W. H. Lake & Son Ltd. at Chapel Hill Pottery in Truro, Cornwall, circa 1945–6. It is part of a large collection of traditional craft products acquired from the British Counc…
A small earthenware jug, less than 6 cm tall, with a glazed interior. It has a rounded body and a pouring spout on the rim. The jug was made at Lake Potteries in Truro, Cornwall, and is stamped on the base 'Lakes Potteries // Truro // Cornwall'. I…
This is a thatching bat, also known as a leggett, for use on a roof thatched with combed wheat reed. A thatcher uses a bat to dress the reed/straw into place and ensure an even finish; and the head of the bat is usually treated in some way so as to catch …