Storm reveals 19th Century crucibles in river

Two whole crucibles have been revealed in a river in Cornwall following Storm Goretti.

Andy Matthews, from Chacewater, found the vessels, which were used for smelting tin and copper, on the river bed at Calenick, near Truro, on Saturday morning.

He said the melting pots, or crocks, had been made in Calenick sometime during the 1800s and were found "fairly frequently, especially after a storm".

Matthews said he had found more than 40 of differing size and shape in his years of searching the river bed for "what treasures might be found".

He and Charlotte Williams, a curator from Truro, have set up a not-for-profit project to research and display old Cornish bottles.

Williams said: "I think it's really important because this aspect of history is under-represented at the moment."

She said there would be exhibitions displaying the pharmaceutical, pop and alcohol bottles in Liskeard, Bude and Helston in the coming months.

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