Mining Items

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 …

A Miners Pull Lifts. This is what was known as a pull-lifts. A ratcheted hook and chain lifting device. Made from iron. Size 31″ x 5″ inches. Used underground to lift or pull heavy objects. Apart from being used by many occupations below ground you would always have to have a set of pull-lifts on your journey of supplies before …

A Huwood Coal Borer. This coal borer is a rotary blast borer and was powered by compressed air. Made by Hugh Wood & Co Ltd, Gateshead-On-Tyne. It bored holes in the coal seam with a 6′ foot long twist boring rod with a tungsten bit attached. Made from brass and iron. Size 11″ x 7″ x 9″ inches. Weight 15kgs.

Electric Coal Borer. A hand-held electric coal borer. Made from iron, brass and copper. Size 13″ x 12″ x 9″ inches. Weight 21kgs. The electric components were made by Hackbridge & Faraday Electrics.   

Vintage Coal Drill Rod. Made from iron and tungsten. Size 18″ x 1 1/2″ inches. This coal drill rod was produced to be used with the hand ratchet coal borer. These drills came in various lengths.

Coal Boring Bit – Boxed. This bit is in its original box. Made from iron and tungsten. Size 3″ x 1 3/4″ inches.

Coal Mining Coal Drill Bits. Made from iron and tungsten. Sizes – Large 4″ x 1 3/4″ inches. Small – 4 1/2″ x 1 1/2″ inches.

Coal Boring Bit. Made from iron and tungsten. Size 2 3/4″ x 1 1/2″ inches. This small sized bit was inserted into the shaft of a long twist drill rod and used to bore holes in the coal for shotfiring. A bit of wire was inserted through a hole in the end of the rod to hold the bit in …