St Justin - Silver Charms (2)

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St Justin - Engine house charm (silver) Sterling silver tin mine engine house on sterling silver jump ring. 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 led the world in mining technology and produced over half the world's tin. They stand today, a Cornish icon, above the old tunnels, shafts and workings - abandoned, water-filled, dark and silent - the real monument to the Cornish miner. Width: 11mm Height: 15mm Supplied in a satin and velvet-lined gift box. Ref: SCH03 Weight: 0.25 Price:£19.70 (VAT Free) Quantity:

St Justin - Pasty charm (silver) Sterling silver pasty on sterling silver jump ring. The Cornish pasty is a simple and delicious pastry turnover filled with chopped meat, potatoes and vegetables and crimped around the edge. It had its origin in Cornwall, where it served both as meal and lunch box for workers heading off to the mines. Cornish tin mines contained arsenic, and it was an advantage to the miner that they could hold the pasty by the convenient 'handle' that it provides to the eater. They would be able to eat the inside and discard the crust when they were finished. The discarded crust was also said to keep the Cornish pixies happy! Some wives even filled one corner of the pasty with jam or fruit so that it provided both main course and dessert, then marked it with her husband's initials so that the miners would know whose pasty was whose! Width: 8mm Height: 18mm Supplied in a satin and velvet-lined gift box. Ref: SCH05 Weight: 0.25 Price:£21.38 (VAT Free) Quantity: