Mining Items

A Miners Track Laying Sledge Hammer Head. Made from iron. Size 7″ x 2 1/2″ inches. Dated 1941. This hammer head has a wedged back-end.

A Colliery Pithead Baths Locker Door. As the collieries various pithead baths were constructed, between the early 1930’s and early 1950’s lockers were incorporated for miners to keep their clothes safe. There were on average 1,000 lockers or more depending on the size of the workforce – 500 clean and 500 dirty lockers, each miner would have one of each …

The Comet Belt Lacer. A Comet conveyor belt lacing machine. Made by Mastabar Mining Equipment Company Ltd, Accrington, Lancashire. Made from iron and brass. Size 12″ x 15″ x 4″ inches. Weight 20kg. This machine was used to crimp the metal clips into the ends of the conveyor belting. As the roadways extended in lengths the conveyor belts had to …

Carbon Monoxide Detector – National Coal Board. This detector is the T. C. O. II type from the Scientific Department of the National Coal Board North Western Division. Made from iron, glass and plastic. Size 10″ x 9″ x 6″ inches. The detector has a hinged from compartment which is locked from the back with a cylinder lock. This piece …

A Ringrose Firedamp Alarm. This Ringrose Firedamp Alarm was made by I.G.D. Ltd the International Gas Detectors Limited of Leeds, England. Made from aluminium, glass, iron and brass. Size 10″ x 4″ x 4″ inches. Dated to the 1960’s 1970’s?   These aluminium Ringrose Firedamp Alarms were later produced with a metal casing and also a plastic casing, the plastic …

A Ringrose Firedamp Alarm. This Ringrose Firedamp Alarm was made by I.G.D. Ltd the International Gas Detectors Limited of Leeds, England. Made from metal, glass, iron and copper. Size 9 1/2″ x 3″ x 3″ inches. Dated to the 1970’s-1980’s?   These metal Ringrose Firedamp Alarms were later produced with a plastic casing and also made slightly larger.

A Ringrose Firedamp Alarm. This Ringrose Firedamp Alarm was made by I.G.D. Ltd the International Gas Detectors Limited of Leeds, England. Made from plastic, glass, iron and brass. Size 10″ x 4″ x 4″ inches. Dated to the 1970’s-1980’s. These Ringrose Firedamp Alarms were made with a steel casing and also a later plastic casing version.

Old Methanometer and Gas Bulb. Made from plastic, glass, steel, iron and rubber. Size 13″ inches in total length – Case 7″ x 2 1/2″ x 3″ inches. The rubber bulb is 6″ inches. (More information to come).  

An Auto Firedamp Detector and Alarm MKII. This is an auto firedamp detector and alarm – Ministry of Power firedamp detector approval No.12. It detects firedamp gas from 0% to 3%. The unit has a hanging hook and a magnetic lock to access the battery housing. Manufactured by English Electric, made in England by the E. E. Co Ltd. Made …

Gullick Limited – Hydraulic Pressure Gauge. This gauge made by Gullick Limited of Wigan was to show the pressure of the hydraulic roof props under ground. It shows the pressure in tons per square inch. Made from brass. Size 5″ x 5″ x 6 1/2″ inches. Gullick Brothers – Mining Engineers. Founded in 1920 by Geoffrey and Donald Gullick, the …