Misc

Beaten Cornish tin ingot replica of original ingot salvaged from the seabed. Width:15mm, Length: 58mm, Height: 8mm Supplied in a satin-lined gift box. The Cornish tin industry began nearly 4000 years ago during the Bronze Age. Tin was mined by our Celtic ancestors and exported to Europe and the Middle East where it was used for making weapons and tools. The tin was smelted and cast into ingots loc…

Cornish tin penny (replica) mounted on a black leather fob with round split key-ring. Features a pumping engine with the year 1811 on the front and a pilchard with tin ingots and the wording 'For the accommodation of the county ' on the reverse. Width: 48mm, Length (including ring): 115mm Supplied in a satin and velvet-lined gift box. Cornish pennies were trade tokens. They were introduced and use…

Cornish Tin - Engine House bookmark. A nickel-plated page marker with a Cornish tin engine house on top. Width 14mm, Height 29mm, Overall length 136mm Supplied in a satin-lined gift box.

One and All key-fob – a rectangular keyfob depicting the Duchy of Cornwall bezant shield and the Cornish motto “one and all” (onen hag oll) on a round split key-ring. The coat of arms of the Duke of Cornwall is a Crusader shield on which are displayed 15 golden bezants in the shape of a triangle with the motto One and All. The story of the 15 bezants occurred during the Crusades when the Duke of C…

Pasty Key Ring (Cornish Tin) – a highly polished solid Cornish tin pasty on a chain and key ring. Width: 16mm, Height: 30mm Supplied in a velvet and satin lined gift box.”

St Piran flag lapel pin – a Cornish tin lapel pin with a cold enamel St Piran flag design. Stainless steel pin and pin back. St Piran is the patron saint of tin miners and also the national saint of Cornwall. St Piran rediscovered tin-smelting when his black hearthstone, which was evidently a slab of tin-bearing ore, had the tin smelt out of it and rise to the top to form a white cross. From this…

Tin Mine Engine House – an embossed solid Cornish tin model of a Cornish engine house. Base width: 31mm, Height: 61mm, Base depth: 29mm Supplied in a satin-lined gift box. Scattered thoughout Cornwall, standing sentinel over precipitous cliffs and rugged moorland, ageing stone structures defy the ravages of time. These buildings once contained giant steam engines that heralded an era when Cornwall…