I sent a message a couple of years ago asking if there was anyone who would
help with editing the non-ferrous metals section of the new edition of the
above work that is in preparation. This largely met with deafening
silence.
I am wondering whether there is any chance of someone who knows more about
individual metals than I do, at least being able to contribute in relation
to single metals. [Figures in square brackets refer to a very large
spreadsheet provided to me. I have included them to help me find my place
in it, if someone sends me a positive reply.
Tin: BHS has a long series on tin paying coinage duties from 1199 to 1837
[pp. 303-4]. Then there is a gap before another set of statistics (from the
Mineral Statistics) starts with the production of tin ore in the 1850s. Can
anyone enlighten me on what changed in 1837? This is of course the
accession of Queen Victoria, but was coinage duty abolished then? If not,
is there a source from which further data can be obtained? It would also be
useful to me if someone could write me a short commentary on coinage duty or
point me to a source dealing with this.
Copper: BHS has:
* A short series of estimates of copper production 1780-1825 [pp.
275-77]
* Data from ticketings of Copper ore in Cornwall and Devon from 1726
[pp. 305-7]
* Data on copper ores and production in the Mineral Statistics from
1850s [pp. 308-11]
Does anyone have substantial data that can usefully be added? I suspect
that the answer is, 'no'. However, I would like that confirmed. Similarly
can someone point me to a source describing ticketing and the basis of
statistics derived from this source?
Lead: When I asked about this before someone pointed me to work on lead
exports from certain ports, but the conclusions were very tentative. Am I
right in thinking there is nothing else substantial before the start of the
Mineral Statistics?
Peter King
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