Peter,
>(2)...It is folklore that a tea and coffee set in Sark silver was on exhibit
>in Guernsey to drum up punters in the mines. Is this likely given that the ore
>went to Beer Alston to be smelted. Would it have lost it's identity in
>smelting, ie mixed with other consignments ?
No - the surviving tally book from the Tamar Smelter suggests that
consignments from each mine were dealt with separately through to refining.
Peter
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