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Prop withdrawer
Aluminuim prop withdrawer ('buller') consisting of handle (1) and rack (2). Used in coal mines for pulling out roof supports and other tasks.
This is made of aluminium for lightness, although it was later banned (because of its tendency to induce sparking) after the Horden Colliery explosion in 1953.
Collection Area
Industry
Item Number
2014.32
Creation/Production
Parsons
Date: 20th century, mid
Acquisition
Donation, 2/5/2014
Measurements
Length
(mm): 1070
Width
(mm): 160
Height
(mm): 80
Weight
(kg): 4.8
Material
aluminium
Location
In store
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