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Wire rope section from aerial ropeway
unknown
(Manufacturer)
Part section of a ¾" diameter wire rope used as part of a Blondin or aerial ropeway which were used extensively in the deep slate quarries of the Nantlle Valley during the twentieth century.
Collection Area
Industry
Item Number
2003.33/2
Historical Associations
Association Type: Slate company
Place: Pen-yr-Orsedd slate quarry
Creation/Production
Acquisition
donation, 28/2/2003
Measurements
diameter
(mm): 20
Length
(mm): 1480
Material
Steel
Location
In store
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