The Cornish Engine is the name given to the pumping engine built during the 19th century for removing water from the tin and china clay mines of Cornwall. The fame of the Cornish Engine spread through the world but its end was sealed by the invention of more efficient types of engines in the latter part of the 19th century.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
002427
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Mines and mineral resources
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Mines and mineral resources
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Steam-engines
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)