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Shot exploder key
Three shotfiring battery keys (two MERs and 1 single shot) on a carrying ring. Used by the late Trevor Gough.
Trevor Gough was born in 1933 and was 16/17 years old when he started his training at Oakdale Colliery to become a miner. When he finished his training at Oakdale he was employed at Six Bells Colliery (circa 1949/50). He was a miner until 1964 when he decided to train as an official. His first job was shot firing. He worked at Six Bells until his retirement through ill health in 1986.
Collection Area
Industry
Item Number
2011.9
Measurements
Length
(mm): 163
Width
(mm): 70
Height
(mm): 67
Weight
(g): 205.3
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