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Great Orme copper mines, photograph
General view of winding engine, built c.1840, in its demolished engine house (probably at Llandudno), in circa 1857. The engine was purchased (along with other machinery) from the Great Orme Copper mine in April 1857 by the Broughton Coal Co. and re-erected at their Cae-Cam Colliery at Brymbo in 1857 and later again used at Broughton Colliery No.5 Pit from 1868 till 1921 when it was broken up. Photograph mounted on card.
Collection Area
Industry
Item Number
58.456/7
Creation/Production
unknown
Date: 1857 (circa)
Acquisition
Donation, 29/9/1958
Measurements
Length
(mm): 204
Width
(mm): 257
Techniques
black and white (monochrome photograph)
photograph
Material
paper
card
Location
In store
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