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Bwllfa Colliery, photograph
Part of the lamproom at Bwllfa Colliery, Aberdare, before the introduction of the miners' electric lamps. All the miners' at the time used oil lamps both for illumination and testing for gas. Each man's check is positioned at the foot of his lamp. There are nearly a thousand lamps in the photograph and this is only part of the lamproom at that time.
Collection Area
Industry
Item Number
87.108I/32
Creation/Production
unknown
Date: 19th century, late
Acquisition
Donation, 2/7/1987
Measurements
Length
(mm): 515
Width
(mm): 635
Material
paper
Location
In store
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