Mining Items

Portable Mining Magneto Telephone. A later portable mining magneto telephone. Made by Ericsson. Type N-1846. Made from tin and bakelite. Size 10″ x 6″ x 5″ inches. Dated 1948. This telephone unit has its winding key integrated into the body. 

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 …

Colliery Lock-Out Key – Lock Out Box. A colliery lock-out key – Lock out box. Made by Stedfast Electrical Controls Ltd. Type S-2. Made from cast iron, plastic and brass. Size 8″ x 5″ x 5″ inches. Date 1970’s. Commonly known as lock-out boxes. These lock-out boxes were bolted to the framework of conveyor belts (about fifty yards apart) and …

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 …

Colliery Lock-Out Key. A colliery lock-out key – Lock out box. Made by the Communication & Control Engineering Company. Model PK-190s. Made from metal, plastic and rubber. Size 10″ x 5″ x 3″ inches. Date 1980’s. These lock-out boxes were connected with each other by long lengths of wire and cable and bolted to the framework of conveyor belts at …

Colliery Tannoy – D.A.C.  A D.A.C. armoured colliery tannoy. Manufactured by Stedfast Electrical Controls Ltd. Hucknall, Nottingham, England. Model SA-1. Made from iron, steel, rubber and brass. Size 10″ X 7″ X 6″ inches. Date 1970’s-1980’s. These tannoys were known as dacs and were located at all major transfer points, headings and coal faces etc and used for communication between …

A Huwood Mining Blast Pick. Made from iron. Size 18″ inches long. This small blast pick was made by “Huwood”. These picks were powered by compressed air and were known as “punchy picks” perhaps different names were given to them in other collieries? The bottom collar will unscrew to insert the pick bit.

A Little Giant Mining (Type 1) Blast Pick. Made from iron. Size 20″ inches long. This small blast pick named “Little Giant”. These picks were powered by compressed air and were known as “punchy picks” perhaps different names were given to them in other collieries? The bottom collar will unscrew to insert the pick bit (which is featured on another page). This …

A Little Giant Mining (Type 2) Blast Pick. Made from iron. Size 19″ inches long. This small blast pick named “Little Giant”. These picks were powered by compressed air and were known as “punchy picks” perhaps different names were given to them in other collieries? The bottom collar will unscrew to insert the pick bit (which is featured on another page). This …

Punchy Pick Bits. Three punchy pick bits. One flat end bit. One pointed tapered bit.  One four-pointed snub bit.   Made from iron. Size 18″ x 1″ inches 16″ x 1″ inches 16″ x 1″ inches. The shoulder is 3″ inches down from the top of each bit to stop it from falling out of the machine after inserting it through …