Mining Items

My Personal Certificate of Authorisation. My personal certificate of authorisation to be a Journey Man in Rose Heyworth Colliery, Abertillery.  I was doing the job for three years and operating steam haulage engines prior to having this authorisation. Dated 1981.

My Personal Haulage And Transport Training Certificate. Dated 1982.

My Personal First Aid Certificate. The course was taken at Pengam, Bargoed. Dated 1977.

My Personal Training Certificates. My personal training certificates, one for the surface training in Britannia Colliery from August-September 1977, and the other for the underground training September-November 1977.

N.C.B. Newspaper – Job Advert. N.C.B. Newspaper job advert. Dated mid 1970s.

N.C.B. Newspaper – Job Advert. N.C.B. Newspaper job advert. Dated mid 1970s.

A Miners Methaneometer Gas Tester. An M.S.A miners methanometer made by General Purpose Mines Safety Appliances Co Ltd. Made from stainless steel. Size 9″ x 3″ x 2″ inches. Used with the rubber gas bulb. 

Metric Methane Calculator. National Coal Board N.C.B. metric methane calculator. Made from plastic and brass with a P.V.C wallet. Size 6″ inches diameter. It has four revolving calculating discs on the front and one on the back.

A Mines Rescue Canary Cage. An old Mines Rescue canary container and cage. Made from tin, wood, aluminium and glass. Size 9″ x 7″ x 7″ inches. This old reinforced container is made of tin, wood and aluminium. The inside of the box has 2 spring clips to hold the cage tight inside the outer box. It has four green …

A Miners Methaneometer Gas Testing Bulb. M.S.A General Purpose Mines Safety Appliances Co Ltd. Made from rubber and stainless steel. Size bulb is 4″ x 2″ inches. Used with the methaneometer gas tester.