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Cutting drum
The drum is part of a double-ended electric coal cutting machine built by Eickhoff in the mid-1990s. Its design is based upon that pioneered by James Anderton under the auspices of the National Coal Board; it came into use from 1952, and came to account for 80% of all coal output cut in the UK.
Collection Area
Industry
Item Number
Ref 19.66
Creation/Production
Eickhoff
Date: 1990s
Measurements
diameter
(mm): 1620
Height
(mm): 565
Weight
(kg): 2500
Material
metal
Location
Big Pit National Coal Museum : Canteen, external
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