Sample of tin produced by assay from Australian tin ore. From the Chyandour Smelting Works

Made:: 1858

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Sample of tin produced by assay from Australian tin ore
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Sample of tin produced by assay from Australian tin ore. From the Chyandour Smelting Works, Penzance, 1858

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Category:: Metallurgy

Object Number:: 1889-164/2141

type:: specimen

credit:: John Percy Collection

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Sample of tin produced by assay from Australian tin ore. From the Chyandour Smelting Works

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