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Hydraulic prop handle
Dowty
(Manufacturer)
Hollow handle, solid head with four projections, hole drilled in head to enable handle to be placed on "tool bar". Handle used to raise and lower hydraulic props on the coal face.
Collection Area
Industry
Item Number
1994.5/5
Historical Associations
Associated Person/Body: National Coal Board
Association Type: Coal company
Place: South Wales
Association Type: Colliery
Place: Cwm Colliery
Creation/Production
Acquisition
collected officially, 10/1/1994
Measurements
Length
(mm): 380
Width
(mm): 80
Height
(mm): 25
Weight
(g): 950
Material
Metal
Location
Big Pit National Coal Museum : Pit Head Baths Gallery (DC 1.03 middle section - hanging)
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