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Holing/cutting mandrel
Holing/cutting mandrel belonging to Isaac Pride, who was awarded the Albert Medal after Tynewydd Rescue 1877. According to family records this is the mandrel Isaac Pride used to break through the barrier of coal to rescue the trapped men.
Collection Area
Industry
Item Number
1992.190
Historical Associations
Associated Person/Body: Pride, Isaac
Association Type: colliery
Date: 1877
Acquisition
Donation, 22/10/1992
Measurements
Length
(mm): 760
Width
(mm): 420
Height
(mm): 28
Weight
(kg): 1.15
Material
wood
iron
copper
Location
Big Pit National Coal Museum : Pit Head Baths Gallery (DC 3.05 Tynewydd)
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