Bronze Age Gold from Wales

Penrhyn Quarry, slide

unknown (Photographer)

Three members of a Bargain Gang making slates at Penrhyn Quarry. Tools used include the Rhys Mawr (large mallet), manholt (broad bladed chisels), cyllel fawr (large crank-handled knife as used by the man on the left), and trafal (a sloping stool & bench on which is mounted a fixed cutting edge). Measuring stick seen on left hand side, each notch denoting size of slate e.g. Queen, Lady, Duchess etc.

Collection Area

Industry

Item Number

2018.197/111.1

Historical Associations

Association Type: Slate quarries
Place: Penrhyn slate quarry

Creation/Production

Role: Photographer
Period: 1890s

Acquisition

old stock, 23/11/2018

Measurements

Length (mm): 82
Width (mm): 82
Height (mm): 3

Techniques

Black and white (slide)
Slide

Material

Glass
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