Mining Items

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 …

Huwood Oil Bottles. Four Huwood plastic oil bottles. Made from plastic and brass. Size 4″ x 2″inches. These were produced by Huwood to lubricate their blast picks.

Bradney Pullers. The Bradney pullers came in four-parts, the sword, box, handle and load pulling chain. Made from iron. Size – Handle 3′ feet long. Box 7″ x 5″ x 3″ inches. Sword 3′ feet long. The Bradney pullers were made by the Bradney Co of Cradley Heath, Birmingham and was made from the same design as the Sylvester’s pullers …

Sylvester’s Pullers. The Sylvester’s pullers came in four-parts, the sword, box, handle and load pulling chain. Size – Handle 3′ feet long. Box 6″ x 4″ x 2″ inches. Sword 3′ feet long. The Sylvester’s pullers were invented by Mr Walter Sylvester 1867-1944. They were invented as a safe way to extract timbers from the coal face, they were used …