Shipping line glassware and crockery from Cornish Shipwrecks. The Captains of these stricken vessels presented these items to the people who helped rescue the shipwrecked sailors.
Glasses and cup from the shipwreck of the French sailing ship SOCOA, which ran aground near Lizard point during fog on 31st July 1906. The ship was later re floated after jettisoning her cargo of cement that was in barrels.
Cup from the shipwreck of the Steamship CLAN MALCOLM, which ran aground near Lizard point during fog on 26th September 1935. The ship sank and became a total loss.
SOCOA COFFE CUP HAS BEEN SOLD.