Mining Items

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 …

A Box of Conveyor Belt Clips. Made in England by “Bat Fasteners” Hawkshead, P.O. Box 2, Glossop, Derbyshire, SK13 9SD.  The box is full and complete containing eight 9″ inch galvanised combs with a spacing of 7mm between hooks.  The “Bat Fasteners Co” was a member of the Jackson Fasteners Ltd, a group of companies based in Glossop, Derbyshire, manufacturers …

A Box Of Conveyor Belt Clips. Made in the UK by M.M.E. Size 10″ x 8″ x 3″ inches. These clips would be attached mechanically to the ends of the lengths of conveyor belting to join the individual lengths together to extend the length of the conveyor. Interlock the two ends of the belting (like a zip) and push a …

Miners Tool Bar, Cottrell & Pad Lock. A miners tool bar, cottrell & pad lock. Made from iron. Size 15″ inches long. All miners tools had holes drilled through them, the hatchets, picks and sledge-hammers had holes in their handles, the shovels in their blades with holes in the bow saws through their frame. At the end of the shift …