8474.1 - Roughly circular contraption with numerous holes and hooks and a cranking handle. It's standing perpendicular from a block of wood to which it is nailed.- The New Era Rope Machine - Keep oiled- - July 18 1911 - Continental Trading Corporation Ltd. Chicago U.S.A.

8473.1 - Three tripod legs folded up and lashed together with a narrow leather belt/strap.- Automatic patent thornton- pickard.

8472.1 - Truncated conical though nearly cylindrical tin with domed lip with brass handle knob shaped very much like an acorn and a curve of wire for a carry handle attached by riveted eyes.

8471.1 - Truncated cone with bent wire handle and long spout. The end of which seems to have been crushed closed around some cotton wick, lid is missing, though wire loop hinge remains.

8470.1 - Cylinder topped by a cone, curved metal strip handle, it has a spout with a metal stopper at the very top and has a brass brand label.- Braime

8469.1 - Tall truncated cone with a small flat hinged disc lid, bent wire handle and long tapering spout with cotton wick present.

8468.1 - Small tallow lamp, truncated cone with bent wire handle, simple flat disc hinged lid and long near cylindrical spout.

8467.1 - Small tallow lamp, truncated cone with bent wire handle, simple flat disk lid and long near cylindrical spout. It appears to still retain cotton wick in the end of its spout.

8466.1 - Truncated cone roller with concave side attached by central pivot to rectangular metal plate which has bolt holes in each corner.

8465.1 - Banana shaped piece of metal connected by a ring to a circular chain link, attached to an eroded chain link.

8464.1 - Metal contraption supposedly involved in removing coal skips from mines.

8463.1 - An eye and eye swivel (two oval loops of metal connected by a short metal rod about which they can independently swivel) with a single chain link attached.

8462.1 - Large rusted ten pronged fork with handle missing.

8461.1 - Rusty rail pin in plastic container. 8461.2 - Rusty rail pin in plastic container. 8461.3 - Coal fragments

8460.1 - Metal hammer-pick head; one "arm" is long and pointed, the other is short and blunt with a truncated square cross-section.

8459.1 - Large metal double - pointed pick head.

8458.1 - Small metal double - pointed pick head.

8457.1 - Rusted metal head of a "dog pick", or "pick hammer"; one end is rounded and slightly deformed from use, the other is a point - blunted.

8456.1 - Metal head od adze; wide, flat blade, with ovoid ring for where the handle would be secured, the opening oriented perpendicular to the blade.

8455.1 - Large hunk od fossil wood - siliceous, pale.- Petrified wood - Petrified wood forms when water carrying silica is absorbed by decomposing wood. The silica replaces the wood and takes its shape.

8454.1 - Shovel blade is deep with fairly steep sides and with a short shaft with a "D" handle that has two pieces of wire wound around it.

8453.1 - Typical shovel with a long shaft and steep sides.

8452.1 - Not of "coal shovel" type ( blade lacks steep sides); has "D" handle; blade is secured to handle shaft by bolt and washer, but also a loop of thick wire through shaft.

8451.1 - Quite an ordinary broom but every part of it is black or blackened.

8450.1 - Hinged wooden box painted red on all sides except the base and has a brass handle on the lid. The lid has "ËXPLOSIVE BOX" painted in white and black on it and has a keyhole for a brass lock mechanism. The interior is lined with foam. 8450.2 - Brass key with modern blue plastic tag.- EXPLOSIVE BOX - FAXED

8449.1 - Wooden shaft with rusted metal head. The head is very slim and narrow; one prong tapered into a point, the other flattened into a chisel.

8448.1 - Long metal shaft, screw-threaded for most of its length, a rectangular metal foot at one end linking the shaft some range of motion at the joint and an adjustable socket for the auger mobile along the shaft's thread.

8447.1 - Elongated ovoid of metal, with both ends possessing spikes, one adjustable, evidently to secure it in the roof and floor of the mine; and notches along its length, presumably to hold the auger.

8446.1 - Unhinged wooden box of "Noble's Explosives Company (Limited)" explosives with a significant split in the lid, running its length.- Nobel Glasgow - 50 lbs net - With care - Keep dry - This side up - Made in Australia - Nobel's explosives company (limited) Glasgow - Explosive class III division I - Alfa Nobel - Nobel's explosive company limited - Trademark

8445.1 - Unhinged wooden box of explosives, quite covered in dust, made by "Nobel's explosives company (limited)"; lots of writing on the lid, and the two smaller sides, somewhat faded and occluded by dirt.- Nobel Glasgow - 50 lbs net - This side up - Made in Australia - With care - keep dry - Nobel's explosives company (limited) Glasgow - Explosive class III division I. - Alfa Nobel - Nobel's explosives company Limited - Trademark