Mining Items

Ring Plates, Bolts and Ring Spanner. Ring plates, bolts and ring spanner. Made from iron. Sizes are as follows – 1: Plates 18″ x 3″ inches. 2: Bolts 5″ x 1 1/4″ inches. 3: Spanner 15″ inches.  These straight plates were used to connect extension pieces to the rings iron H section girder roof supports together underground. The spanner has …

Colliery Tannoy. An armoured colliery tannoy. D.A.C. Mini-Amp type B.M.A. Derby Automation Consultants Ltd, Burton-On-Trent, Staffs. Made from iron, rubber and brass. Size 11″ x 7″ x 6″ inches. Date 1970’s-1980’s. These tannoys were known as dacs and were placed at all major transfer points, headings and coal faces etc and used for communication between such places and the surface …

Colliery Tannoy. An armoured colliery tannoy. D.A.C. Mini-Amp type MA/MI. Derby Automation Consultants Ltd, Burton-On-Trent, Staffs. Made from iron, rubber and brass. Size 9 1/2″ x 4″ x 6″ inches. Date 1980’s-1990’s. These tannoys were known as dacs and were placed at all major transfer points, headings and coal faces etc and used for communication between such places and the …

A Vintage Miners Water Bottle. Made from tin, with a cork stopper. Size 10″ x 5″ x 4″ inches oval shaped body. Used throughout the 19th and early 20th century. These water bottles came in various sizes.

A Vintage Miners Water Bottle. Made from tin, with a cork stopper. Size 8″ x 4 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ inches oval shaped body. Used throughout the 19th and early 20th century. These water bottles came in various sizes.

ACME Miners Water Bottle No5. A miners water canteen with a cork stopper and a rope shoulder strap. Made from tin. Size 8″ x 4″ inches.        

Miners Water Bottle. Made from aluminium. Size 9″ x 4″ inches. These were produced with black bakelite stoppers, white plastic stoppers and with aluminium stoppers (as seen in the image).  These bottles were in use throughout the latter half of the 20th century.

Miners Water Bottle. Made from aluminium. Size 9″ x 4″ inches. These were produced with black bakelite stoppers, white plastic stoppers (as seen in the image) and with aluminium stoppers.  These bottles were in use throughout the latter half of the 20th century.

Miners Water Bottle. Made from aluminium. Size 9″ x 4″ inches. These were produced with black bakelite stoppers (as seen in the image) white plastic and with aluminium stoppers.  These bottles were in use throughout the latter half of the 20th century.

Miners Water Bottle. Made from aluminium. Size 9″ x 4″ inches. Makers “Regaid”. Used throughout the latter half of the 20th century.