Transactions of the Mining Association and Institute of Cornwall

The publishing details of this periodical are not present but believe this to be vol.4 published1895 and being pages 153 to 320. The covers are missing but the main contents are present, bound and in aged but good condition. Of particular interest apart from that on meetings, dinners, excursions insurance e, prizes etc., are the following articles:- 1) The new pumping engine and pitwork at Carn Brea Mine by Mr. N. Trestrail from a lecture meeting in October, 21 1893.( The Carn Brea mines closed in 1921. Cornish engineer Trestrail's pumping engine was dismantled and re-erected at Taylor Shaft, East Pool mine). 2) Four Centuries of Copper Production in the West of England by J.H. Collins from a meeting at the Robert Hunt Museum, Redruth on the 27th November, 1893 3) Mine Surveying Instruments - Henderson's Patent Rapid Traverser by Mr. J. Henderson & Surveying by the True Meridian given by E.w.Newton on on Dec. 19th, 1893. 4) Duty of the Cornish Pumping Engines given by the appointed committee on January, 15th, 1894. 5) Photography in Mines by J.C. Burrows read at Penzance June, 15th,1894. 6) Air Compressing and the Transmission of Power by Compressed Air by mr. John Tonkin. read at Camborne, July 23rd, 1894. N.B. Outer wrappers missing and back page torn and incomplete, this is the page with medal awards and list of contents. Size - 212mm. x136mm. Pp.153 - 320.…