Mining Items

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.

A Garforth Rubber Gas Testing Bulb. A Garforth rubber gas testing bulb. Made from rubber and plastic. Size 7″ x 3″ inches. There were two different coloured versions of this bulb produced, the common orange coloured and the more rarer black coloured version.  This bulb has the deputy’s stick attachment and string line release lever. Used by deflating the bulb, …

An N.C.B. Accident Report Book. Part of an N.C.B. Accident Report Book.

An Anemometer. This anemometer was made by Messrs John Davis & Sons of Derby. Made from iron and brass. Size 4″ inches diameter. This was used in the mines to measure the efficiency of the ventilation. It was hung in the roadways for a few hours and readings were taken on the volume and air speed. This job was done …

A Colliery Measuring Chain. Made by Chesterman of Sheffield, England. This chain has all the original brass measuring markers and brass handles. Made from iron and brass. Size 66′ feet long = 1 chain. Each of the iron measuring links are 8″ inches long, in measuring 1 link = 8 inches.

A Colliery Measuring Tape. This is a vintage colliery measuring tape. Made by Chesterman of Sheffield, England. This is a steel tape with brass and leather handles and fixtures. Size of the case is 9″ inches in diameter. Tape is 100 feet long. This design of tape measure has the detachable tape which when fully unwound can be removed from …

A Colliery Measuring Tape. Made by Chesterman of Sheffield, England. This is a cloth tape with a leather bound case and brass fixtures. Size of the case is 5″ inches in diameter. Tape is 66 feet long.   The tape is marked with inches on the front and in links on the back.

A Colliery Measuring Tape. Made by Chesterman of Sheffield, England. This is a cloth tape with a leather bound case and brass fixtures. Size of the case is 7″ inches in diameter. Tape is 100 feet long.   The tape is marked with inches on the front and in links  on the back of the tape. 

A Surveyors Hanging Nail. Made from steel with plastic coated copper shotfiring wire. Size 1 1/2″ x 1/2″ inches. A series of these nails were knocked into the roof timbers down the length of the roadway and  heavy objects were attached to the wires and dangled from them, surveyors would line them up to make sure the roadway was being …