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Annotated in pencil but not decipherable

Two staff members sitting side by side at the switchboard at the Telephone Exchange

Postcard showing good luck charms and a poem addressed to Mr F Richards, Pontlottyn, South Wales. It is postmarked PENZANCE and date stamped 5.30PM NO 15 11.
It reads as follows:
" Dear Fred and Lottie
Just a post card to let you know we are quite…

Woman standing by a window looking at a work sheet and holding what appears to be headphones.

Postcard of purple flowers with a poem and "A Bright Birthday" addressed to Master Glyn Richards, Pontlottyn. No postmark. Glyndyr was born 1913.
It reads as follows:
"To Dear little Glyndwr
from Grandma"

Members of staff at the Telephone Exchange

On the same page as members of the Davey family

Pencil name indistinct

This is a photograph of an engraving that was added to the page

Early Engineering workshop with belt driven machinery.
Used before electric motors became common.Lathes, shapers or milling machines are visible on the floor.

Image of Gwennap Head

Lands End

The image depicts a late 19th century or early 20th century machine shop, typical of the time period.
A machine shop such as this would be used in the manufacture o building ships, engines, or large military equipment.
The floor is packed with…

Longships

Elephant Rock taken from Aire Point nr Sennen