Mr Trefor W. Jones of Cheltenham very kindly travelled over 140 miles to bring me this copper table that my Great-grandfather made as an apprentice blacksmith about 130 years ago. This is Trefor's short background report on the table:
"This Copper Table was bought by Daniel and Annie Jones of Moelfryn Uchaf, Trawsfynydd, later of Cefndeuddwr, Ganllwyd at the auction of the household good after the death of Evan Jones, Gwynfynydd Farm, at Tyn-y-Groes Hotel, Ganllwyd around 1920.
The table was made by a blacksmith by the name of Robert Owen of Trawsfynydd, that worked at Gwynfynydd Gold Mine at the time, on the instruction of the Gold Mine manager as a gift to his friend Evan Jones who lived at Gwynfynydd Farm nearby. This table was made to match the copper kettle that Evan Jones had at the farm.
Daniel and Annie bought the table for the sum of £1:10:0 (approx. £32 in today's value), they also bought the copper kettle for £1."