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Fireman's stick
Mines fireman's stick, engraved with the initials G.R.T. near the top and with a metal ferrule at the bottom, hole cut into head of stick for holding the hook of a safety lamp, to enable the official to raise the lamp above him to test for gas in the roof.
Collection Area
Industry
Item Number
91.61I
Acquisition
Donation, 1991
Measurements
Length
(mm): 900
Width
(mm): 45
Weight
(g): 350
Material
wood
steel
Location
Big Pit National Coal Museum : Pit Head Baths Gallery (DC 1.01 middle shelf)
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