*Shipwrecked Bronze Whale Tail Bracelet*
Collaboration with St Justin
£39.99
Bracelets made by Behaviour Change Cornwall from recycled lost fishing nets recovered from around Cornwall’s coast – Removal of harmful net helps to support a cleaner ocean and protect marine wildlife.
Whale tail clasps made by St Justin from Cornish tin and recycled copper to make bronze – Tin ingots recovered from the seabed of the SS Liverpool which sank in 1863.
Watch how the bracelets are made here
- Bracelet strand made from 100% recovered ghost fishing net, pick your favourite location or colour
- Whale tail clasp made from shipwrecked Cornish tin, mixed with recycled copper to make bronze
- Traced from and named after where the net was recovered by Behaviour Change Cornwall
- Comes with certificate card telling you where the net was found and the batch number of the whale tail
- Certified Made in Cornwall – both Behaviour Change Cornwall and St Justin
- Each bracelet is unique, unisex, waterproof and hardy
- Comes packaged plastic-free in a branded recycled eco-box and envelope
- Low carbon shipping across the UK
Impacts:
- Each purchase funds Behaviour Change Cornwall’s mission
- 50% goes to funding more recovery of plastic from the ocean
- 50% funds more recycling of ocean plastic and new ways to do so
- Employing young Cornish people passionate about our planet
- All to make Cornwall’s coast cleaner, our oceans healthier and wildlife safer
Sizing:
- Wrap string, ribbon etc around your wrist where you’ll wear your bracelet
- Measure the length exactly in cm and add 0.5cm to make it comfortable
- Select one of our sizes of bracelet – which is the length including the clasp (bracelets vary by a few mm)
Description
About our Bracelets:
- Certified Made in Cornwall
- Whale tail clasp simply loops through the net to stay in place
- Colour originates from the found net – no dyes
- Made of former fishing net – cleaned, tested for nasties and sterilised
- Every product is unique and may differ slightly from the pictures
About the St Justin Whale Tail:
- Certified Made in Cornwall – made by St Justin in Penzance
- Whale tail clasps are made from shipwrecked Cornish tin, mixed with recycled copper to make bronze
- Shipwrecked tin ingots were recovered from the SS Liverpool which sank in 1863
- Recycled copper from a scrapyard at Wheal Alfred, Hayle
- Bronze is renowned for its longevity and has a high lustre like gold
Product Care:
- Luckily for us (less lucky for the planet) fishing nets are nigh on indestructible and hardy
- Bracelet and whale tail clasps are waterproof, rinse with fresh water after activities such as sea swimming
- To retain the whale tails shine use a soft polishing cloth – it can also be cleaned with a metal polishing paste such as Autosol, natural beeswax to protect it
- Avoid putting them near open flames, chemicals or sharp objects
- Don’t pick at loose threads – cut them or send them back for repair if they bother you – they are an unavoidable result of using real lost nets
- Nets after being gnarled in the sand and sea they often have distinctive small ocean-induced blemishes and can be rough in places when first worn
- Due to being hand made bracelets vary in length by several mm
- Avoid wearing them when using cleaning products (chemicals in certain soaps and detergents can tarnish metal over years and dissolve fixing agents)
- Be gentle when taking on and off – this lengthens their already long lifespan, as the clasps can be damaged over many years if abused
Additional information
| Dimensions | 9 × 9 × 2 cm |
|---|---|
| Bracelet location | Kynance Cove, Padstow Doom Bar, Lizard Point, Summerleaze, Bude, St Michaels Mount, Gwithian, Port Isaac, Looe island, Coverack, Cape Cornwall, Porthleven |
| Size | Large (22cm), Medium (20cm), Small (18cm), XS (16.5cm) |
