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Tamping rod
Brass stamping rod or tamper, used to stamp black powder or gelignite into holes in the rock face during quarrying. One end is flattened through being hammered; the rod is roughly square in section; its lower end is enlarged and grooved to take the fuse leading to the explosive charge.
Collection Area
Industry
Item Number
83.139I
Historical Associations
Association Type: Slate quarries
Place: Glynrhonwy slate quarries
Association Type: Slate quarries
Place: Dinorwic slate quarries
Acquisition
donation, 5/10/1983
Measurements
Length
(mm): 695
diameter
(mm): 16
Weight
(g): 1598
Material
Brass
Location
In store
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