Tag: ingot

  • Tin Straws

    Tin Straws

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    Hilary Whitelock
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    by Hilary Whitelock A bundle of tin straws was one of the items which fascinated me at the St Just Mining and Minerals Museum, during the excellent DTRG visit to the Botallack area in May. These rather contorted sticks of tin are ca 50 – 55cm long, roughly D-shaped in cross-section and ca 9mm diameter.…