- Wikidata identifier:
- Q6940833
- Instance of:
- local museum; history museum
- Museum/collection status:
- Accredited museum
- Accreditation number:
- 881
- Persistent shareable link for this record:
- https://museumdata.uk/museums/q6940833/
Collection-level records:
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Collection overview (Cornucopia)
Science and Industry Collection
There is material relating to the history of tin, iron and copper mining in the area, with many tools, and working models of a tinners mill and a blowing house. Other industries represented in the collection are granite quarrying, peat working, glass and ice making.
Subjects
Science and Industry
Agriculture Collection
There is a collection of farming implements and equipment from Dartmoor farms.
Subjects
Agriculture
Geology Collection
There are examples of local minerals.
Subjects
Geology
Archaeology Collection
The medieval period is represented by material from the historic market town of Okehampton.
Subjects
Archaeology
Social History Collection
Most artefacts date from the Victorian and Edwardian periods and include domestic, trade and craft material, including blacksmith’s and wheelwright’s artefacts.
Subjects
Social History
Archives Collection
This large collection includes photographs of local personalities, events and topography; and archives and ephemera relating to the Dartmoor area.
Subjects
Archives
Other
Arms and Armour; Costume and Textile; Fine Art; Medals; Medicine; Music; Numismatics; Oral History; Personalia; Transport
Source: Cornucopia
Date: Not known, but before 2015
Licence: CC BY-NC