Bronze Age Gold from Wales

Garn Pit, Blaenavon, photograph

C. Eastment & Son (Photographer)

General view of Garn Pit, Blaenavon with workforce, c.1890. Mounted on card. The in-line arrangement of the headgear enabled the winding engine to work two closely placed shafts simultaneously.

Collection Area

Industry

Item Number

69.300

Historical Associations

Association Type: Colliery
Place: Garn Pit

Creation/Production

Role: Photographer
Place: Ebbw Vale
Period: 1890 (circa)

Acquisition

donation, 11/11/1969

Measurements

mount (mm): 202
mount (mm): 242
mount (mm): 110
mount (mm): 169

Techniques

Sepia (monochrome photograph)
Photograph

Material

Paper
Card
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