Mining Items

A Miners Hand Held Inspection Lamp. This lamp is a “Type T”. Made by Oldham, England. Made from plastic, leather, stainless steel, and glass. Size 10″ x 5″ x 2″ inches. Used in the 1970’s. 

A British Rail Train Lantern. A British Rail railway lantern.   Made from tin plate, iron and brass. Size 21″ high the body is 7″ x 7″ x 8″ inches. This paraffin lamp was taken from one of the last trains to come to the Rose Heyworth Colliery, Abertillery while the pit was still in coal production in 1985. This type …

Solid Leather Tool or Equipment Case. A thick leather tool or equipment case, with side straps, the lid is embossed on both sides with B.C.Co Ltd, more than probably the Bolsover Colliery Company. Made from leather and iron. Size 18″ x 8″ x 7″ inches.

Millivolts Testing Machine. A vintage millivolts testing machine “The Megger” it has a flip over front tin plate gauge cover. Made from mahogany wood, tin-plate and has rubber feet on the bottom and side. Size 9″ x 7″ X 4″ inches.  

Electricians Box Spanner. An electricians box spanner with two integrated Allen keys. Made from an iron and brass alloy. Size 4″ x 1″ inches. Used for opening the electrical panels.

Electricians Circuit Tester. This electricians circuit tester was used by electricians employed by the N.C.B. Made in Edgcumbe Peebles, Great Britain. Made from plastic, steel and leather. Size 6″ x 4″ inches. Used throughout the 1970’s and 1980’s. 

Davis of Derby Electric Signalling Bell. A Davis of Derby electric signalling bell, called “The Bluebell” used for shaft and haulage engine signalling. Size 15″ x 6″ inches. Most, if not all of these bells had a small light bulb in a glass housing fixed into the centre of the metal plate at the top of the bell, to visually …

Signalling Knocking Wire. A length of knocking wire, used for haulage or conveyor belt signalling. For the haulage, lengths of this wire was strung out overhead through the haulage roads and connected at intervals to electrical signalling boxes in turn connected to the haulage engine, the Journeymen would pull on this wire to convey messages to the engine driver. Signals …

A Cornish Miners Helmet. This type of helmet was originally made from a thick felt material and covered in a pine resin to harden it. The candle and ball of clay are genuine and period to the piece. Each new candle was wrapped in a ball of clay with a short length of thick copper wire, the wire was inserted …

A Vintage Leather Miners Skull Cap. This vintage UK miners skull cap has been throughout the years mistakenly described as a peaked cap, though the so-called peak is in fact a neck protector. Made from thick leather. The main image shows the front of the cap. The cap has a projecting neck protector (as seen in the image left). I …