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THE HARVEYS OF HAYLE

NEW PUBLICATION

In 1960 the Harvey company commissioned a history of the Harvey family and company from Edmund Vale. Vale was a prolific writer and journalist, who had written similar histories for other companies. The Harveys of Hayle was finally issued in 1966 by the Truro house of Bradford Barton. It was a substantial hardback volume of over 350 pages costing 60 shillings. Only 1,000 copies were published and as a result the book has, over the years, become hard to find with second hand copies fetching around £70.

Last year the Trevithick Society was approached by Edmund Vale's son Robert with a view to re-issuing the book in a new edition. We have welcomed the opportunity to do so and the new edition should be available in October this year. It contains the entire text of the original volume plus additional information about the Harvey company after 1966, surviving Harvey artefacts, what survives in Hayle today, an updated bibliography and some additional photographs.

The book is available in large paperback format at £19.99 with a limited hardback edition of 100 copies at £35.99. Society members can order through Tor Mark Press of St. Day on 01209 822101 or email enquiries@willowbooks.co.uk
 

TIN AND DIAMONDS - A FORTUNE IN THE MAKING
NEW PUBLICATION

This is the story of Francis Oats of St Just. At the age of 14 Francis worked at Balleswidden Mine; by the time he was 20 he was a mine captain at Botallack and at age 54 he was managing director of De Beers. This fascinating account of his life was written by Claire Leith, his grand-daughter.
Soft cover £4.99. ISBN: 978-0-904040-74-6.

CLIMAX ILLUSTRATED
A publication issued by Climax Engineering shows their contribution during the 1939-1945 War years and after. Many local scenes and faces will be found in this book. For anyone with an interest in mining this fills another part of a picture that has gone forever. Black & white with copious illustrations in 44 pages.
Soft cover £6.00. ISBN: 978-0-904040-66-1.

HOLMAN CRUSHING & DRESSING PLANT
Illustrations of the numerous machines produced by Holman Bros, that were applicable to tin mining and processing in particular. This is a replica of a catalogue to demonstrate to the mining and processing industry that they could satisfy the bulk of their needs from one source. Black & white with detailed illustrations. 44 pages.
Soft cover £7.99 ISBN: 978-0-904040-70-8

BICKFORD, SMITH & CO. LTD., 1831 -1931
he Society was most fortunate in obtaining a copy of this comparatively rare publication issued by Bickford Smith on the occasion of their Centenary in 1931. We were also fortunate in obtaining permission from ICI Ltd to publish this reproduction. It relates the history of Bickford Smith from its very first days. Issued as a unique, limited, hard covered edition of just four hundred copies. There will no further hard covered prints of this volume.
Black & white with coloured chapter headings and a hard cover in the original 'blue' with replica adhesive title label. 48 pages including 16 of photographs. Each copy individually numbered  £14.99. ISBN: 978-0-904040-69-2

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CORNISH EXPLOSIVES. 2ND EDITION
Having been absent from the bookshelves for several years Bryan Earl has produced a fully revised, updated and extended edition of his authoritative work on the history of the Cornish Explosives Industry. Included in this edition are many photographs that have not been previously published, some in colour. For all with an interest in hard rock mining and the history of Cornish Mining this is an essential publication.
393 pages; hard cover with coloured dust jacket. £35.00. ISBN: 978-0-904040-68-5

In addition to the above the following are Society publications available from any bookshop.

WILLIAMS PERRAN FOUNDRY CATALOGUE
Sixth impression
This volume has been out of print for some time with a continuing steady demand.
Soft cover £12.99. ISBN 0 904040 02 X

THE HARVEY FOUNDRY CATALOGUE
NEW EDITION OUT SOON
For those of you who missed the hard cover limited edition of this volume this soft cover version contains the same historical material.
Soft cover £12.99. ISBN 0 904040 60 7.

HOLMAN - CORNISH ENGINEERING 1801 - 2001
Clive Carter's brilliant history of the Holman Company. This book is full of fascinating facts and anecdotes, and, considering the mass of historical detail, is extremely readable. This must be one of the value-for-money books currently in the shops. Buy it, you will not be disappointed.
Soft cover £9.99. ISBN: 0-904040-59-3

OUR WORK DURING THE GREAT WAR - HOLMAN BROTHERS
An illustrated record of the valuable effort by Holman's in the Great War. It can be obtained from your local bookshop.
Soft cover £6.00. ISBN: 0-904040 -64-X

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VISIT TO HOLMAN'S BY EDWARD, PRINCE OF WALES ON THE 20TH OF MAY, 1926

This is a reproduction of a Souvenir volume issued on a limited basis by Holman to specifically record the event. Many members of staff are in the photographs.
Soft cover  £6.00. ISBN 0-904040-65-8

BUY THE HOLMAN 'GREAT WAR' AND 'PRINCE OF WALES VISIT' BOOKS FOR £10.00 OR THE TWO PLUS THE CLIMAX BOOK FOR £15.

CORNISH ENGINES & THE MEN WHO HANDLED THEM
NEW EDITION
A reprint of the popular and informative booklet recording the talk given to the Royal Institution of Cornwall by Jack Trounson in December 1966. The narrative is the same with a number of photographs now included.
Soft cover £4.99. ISBN 0-904040-63-0

MARCONI AT THE LIZARD
Courtney Rowe's brilliantly researched history of this particular phase of Marconi's work allied to the extraordinary history of communications from Housel Bay on The Lizard. It is a record of the first transmission of a radio signal "over the horizon" some eleven months before Marconi's epic Trans-Atlantic feat. Both for the radio enthusiast and industrial historian the interested visitor to the West Country this book has much to offer.
Soft cover £7.99. ISBN: 0-904040-49-6

Also from your local bookshop are the following older Society publications:

Cornish Pumping Engines £2.99
Cunnack Manuscript £4.50
Drawings of the Levant Whim £6.99

Levant a Champion Cornish Mine £6.99

Michell - family Cornish Engineers £2.00

Mine Accidents in the St Just District £2.99

Mr Lean & the Engine Reporters £4.99
 

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