Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 52 18 Nov 2020
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Medals by Subject, Photography: Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society, an important group of award medals to John Charles Burrow (1852-1914), by William Wyon, sculptured bust of James Watt l., rev. legends, edge engraved; First Class silver (3), 1894, "for mine photography"; 1895, "for study, At Humanity's Call"; 1902, "for mining pictures"; Second Class silver, 1906, "for photograph miners at work", 45.5mm.; Royal Aquarium Photographic Exhibition, 1894, copper award medal (J. C. Burrows), 38.5mm., all but second cased, all extremely fine (4)
*ex Baldwin's vault
John Charles Burrow was a pioneer of early flash photography and its use underground photographing the tin mines of Cornwall. It was for this work that he was appointed "Photographer to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales". Burrow, who lived in Trelowarren Street, Camborne, was commissioned by the owners of four of Cornwall's deepest mines, Dolcoath, East Pool, Cook's Kitchen and Blue Hills, to capture life underground and to showcase their technology. Many of the most successful images are to be found in "Mongst Mines and Miners or Underground Scenes by Flashlight" (Camborne Printing and Stationery Co. and Waterlow and Sons, London, 1893).
(150-250 GBP)
*ex Baldwin's vault
John Charles Burrow was a pioneer of early flash photography and its use underground photographing the tin mines of Cornwall. It was for this work that he was appointed "Photographer to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales". Burrow, who lived in Trelowarren Street, Camborne, was commissioned by the owners of four of Cornwall's deepest mines, Dolcoath, East Pool, Cook's Kitchen and Blue Hills, to capture life underground and to showcase their technology. Many of the most successful images are to be found in "Mongst Mines and Miners or Underground Scenes by Flashlight" (Camborne Printing and Stationery Co. and Waterlow and Sons, London, 1893).
(150-250 GBP)