Mining Items

A Miners Pocket Watch Case. A rarer type of miners pocket watch case. Made from brass and glass with an hinged front (as seen left). Size 3 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ x 1″ inches. This type enabled you to see the watch through the glass without having to remove it from the case. It has a smaller diameter glass than …

A Miners Pocket Watch Case. A common type of miners pocket watch case. Made from brass and glass with a threaded screw front. Size 4″ x 2 1/2″ x 1″ inches. This type enabled you to see the watch through the glass without having to remove it from the case. These cases were produced in slightly different sizes No2, No4 …

A Miners Pocket Watch Case. A common type of miners pocket watch case. Made from brass and glass with a threaded screw front. Size 3 1/2″ x 2″ x 1″ inches. This type enabled you to see the watch through the glass without having to remove it from the case. These cases were produced in slightly different sizes No2, No4 …

A Miners Pocket Watch Case. A rare hinged miners pocket watch case. Made from brass with a hinged lid to completely encase the watch to keep it free from dust. With leather inner. Size 4″ 2 1/2″ x 1″.   

Miners Knee Pads. Made from rubber, foam and with buckled leather straps. These pads are slightly earlier in date with the leather straps, they later made the knee pads with rubber straps.

Miners Knee Pads. Made from rubber, foam and with buckled rubber straps. These pads are later in date with the rubber straps, they were initially made with leather straps.

N.C.B Leather Belt. These official N.C.B. belts were given out free from the stores when needed. This belt was my personal belt issued in 1977. This was my belt from when I first started work at Rose Heyworth Colliery in 1977, it originally had the two small buckled straps for the self rescuer and battery lamp, riveted onto the belt …

N.C.B Leather Belt. These official leather belts were given out by the N.C.B. free from the colliery stores. Made from leather. Size 50″ x 3″ inches. This was the wider larger size with the intact small buckled straps for the self rescuer and battery lamp. 

A Miners First-Aid Tin. A miners first-aid tin and original padlock & key, from Fife, Scotland. Made from tin. Size  6″ x 5″ x 2 1/2″ inches. This first-aid tin has some of its original contents, 2 large plain bandage, 2 medium bandages, 1 small plain bandage, 2 roll bandages, 2 finger bandages made by Paragon Brand. Mines Department Coal …

A Miners Dust Mask Container. A miners dust mask container without the dust mask. Made from tin with a webbing shoulder strap. Date unknown? Size 4″ x 4″ x 6″ inches.