Miscellaneous

Gullick Limited – Hydraulic Pressure Gauge. This gauge made by Gullick Limited of Wigan was to show the pressure of the hydraulic roof props under ground. It shows the pressure in tons per square inch. Made from brass. Size 5″ x 5″ x 6 1/2″ inches. Gullick Brothers – Mining Engineers. Founded in 1920 by Geoffrey and Donald Gullick, the ... Read More »

Ebbw Vale Steel Iron & Coal Company Bronze Name Plate. This is a name plate taken from a piece of machinery from one of the collieries belonging to the Ebbw Vale Company. Made from bronze. Size 3″ x 2″ inches. The Ebbw Vale Steel Iron & Coal Company was a reconstruction of the old Ebbw Vale Company and was officially ... Read More »

Ebbw Vale Steel Iron & Coal Company Brass Name Plate. This is a name plate taken from a piece of machinery from one of the collieries belonging to the Ebbw Vale Company. Made from brass. Size 4″ x 3″ inches. The Ebbw Vale Steel Iron & Coal Company was a reconstruction of the old Ebbw Vale Company and was officially ... Read More »

Playing Cards. This set of playing cards was produced by the N.C.B. post 1947 but the actual date of these are unknown. Read More »

Playing Cards. This set of playing cards was produced by Waddingtons for the Powell Duffryn Associated Collieries Ltd, South Wales. This set is pre-N.C.B. Used around the 1930’s 1940’s. The Powell Duffryn Associated Collieries Ltd had these playing cards manufactured in two different colours, there are a red pack (as seen left and above in the main featured image) and ... Read More »

Playing Cards. This set of playing cards was produced by Waddingtons for the Powell Duffryn Associated Collieries Ltd, South Wales. This set is pre-N.C.B. Used around the 1930’s 1940’s. The Powell Duffryn Associated Collieries Ltd had these playing cards manufactured in two different colours, there are a black pack (as seen left and above in the main featured image) and ... Read More »

The Marine Colliery Pithead Baths – Opening Ceremonial Plaque. The original opening ceremonial Pithead Baths Plaque. Made from a copper alloy with white lettering inlay. Size of the plaque is 18″ x 24″ inches. Size with the mount is 24″ x 30″ inches. Weight of the plaque is 9kgs, with mount it is 13.7kgs. The Official Opening. On Saturday 4th ... Read More »

The Rose Heyworth Colliery Pithead Baths – Opening Ceremonial Plaque. The original opening ceremonial Rose Heyworth Colliery Pithead Baths plaque. Made from a copper alloy with white lettering inlay. Size of the plaque is 18″ x 24″ inches. Size with the mount is 24″ x 30″ inches. Weight of the plaque is 9kgs, with mount it is 13.7kgs.  The Contractor ... Read More »

N.C.B. Toilet Roll. A toilet roll manufactured for the National Coal Board to be used in their colliery pithead baths. Made from thin brown paper. Size 4 1/2″ x 3″ inches. The roll has been scored in a zig-zag pattern along its width for tearing at every 6″ inches and the words “National Coal Board” is printed with black ink ... Read More »

Panzer Chain Scraper Links. This is a pair of panzer chain scraper links. Made from Iron. Size 4″ x 3″ x 1″ inches.  These links were used to hold the scraper bars to the chain on the pans of the panzer chain scraper. The chain scrapers were used to convey the coal and stone from the coal face and also ... Read More »