Mining Items

Coal Cutter Picks. Made from iron and tungsten. Size 3″ x 1″ inches. The word “Mohar” is embossed  into the sides of the picks.

Hardypick Rock Borer. A blast compressed air rock borer type B6 made by Hardypick Limited. Made from iron and spring steel with a rubber handle. Size 21″ x 7″ inches. Weight 18kgs.  This Borer is featured in the Hardy’s 1953 tool catalogue listed as – Simplex Hammer Drill for wet or dry drilling. The Hardy firm was founded in 1870 …

Coal Mining Rock Borer Drill Bits. Made from iron and tungsten. Sizes – Large 4″ x 2″ inches. Small 2 1/2″ x 2″ inches. The smaller bit has two points for drilling and two water infusion holes. The larger one has three points with two water infusion holes. The both bits have an internal screw thread.

Mining Rock Boring Bit. Made from iron and tungsten. Size 5″ x 2″ inches. This larger bit is made from iron and tungsten with an internal screw thread and holes for water infusion.  The image (left) is to show the difference in their sizes in comparison to each other.  

Mining Rock Boring Bit. Made from iron and tungsten. Size 3″ x 1 3/4″ inches. This bit is made from iron and tungsten with an internal copper sleeve and holes for water infusion. This is the common type used in all mines it slotted onto the end of the 6′ foot long boring rod. The image (left) is to show …

Mining Rock Boring Bit & Rod. Made from iron and tungsten. Size 6′ foot long boring rod, bit size 3″ x 1 3/4″ inches. This bit is made from iron and tungsten with an internal copper sleeve and holes for water infusion. This is the common type used in all mines where the bit is just knocked onto the rod …

Engineers Chalk Sticks. Chalk sticks in original box. Made by Dunlop & Ranken. Made of high density chalk. Size of box 6″ x 4″ x 2″ inches. 36 sticks in a box. Used in the mining industry and other occupations for marking machinery or pieces of metal work, used above and below ground by miners, welders and fitters etc.

N.C.B. Craftsman’s Knife. An N.C.B. craftsman’s retractable knife. Made from a metal alloy. Size 6″ inches. Date 1970’s to present. The belt gangs would have originally been issued with the Hayden Nilos (conveyor belt company’s) bone-handled curved blade folding knives. Later these knives were produced made from plastic though in later years the gangs used ordinary N.C.B. issue retractable knives …

N.C.B. Knife. An N.C.B. craftsman’s retractable knife. Made from a metal alloy. Size 6″ inches. Date 1970’s to present. The belt gangs would have originally been issued with the Hayden Nilos (conveyor belt company’s) bone-handled curved blade folding knives. Later these knives were produced made from plastic though in later years the gangs used ordinary N.C.B. issue retractable knives (as …

A Conveyor Belt Puller. A colliery conveyor belt puller. Made of iron. Size 5″ x 5″ x 3″ inches.  This tool was used to pull the lengths of conveyor belting along the structure ready for stitching together. The mechanism is pivoted in a way that the grip on the jaw is tightened by pulling the handle. There is a small …