Be the proud possessor of a davy miner's lamp

Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK) | November 24, 2007 | Copyright

Tomorrow's fair in Hatherleigh Community Centre will be open for business from 10am, with all sorts of collectables available on 25 stands - like a Victorian bracket clock on the stand of Elizabeth Rose.

This timepiece, about 9in (23cm) high, stands on little brass bun feet and is inlaid with brass beading to the front and sides. In ebonised wood and with a stout brass carrying handle, it has a price of pounds165 and stands out against a selection of Crown Devon ware, for which prices begin at pounds35.

Sir Humphry Davy was a Penzance chemist who has been credited with the invention of the ...

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