Guess the Headgear (1934 edition)

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christwigg
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11 years ago

Anyone know where any of the following are ?

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From a 1934 book with no location hints.

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exspelio
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11 years ago

Hmm, Don't look British 😢

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christwigg
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11 years ago

Yes, I thought they looked a bit European too.

exspelio
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11 years ago

Or African?

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Pinzgauer
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11 years ago

The centre one looks similar to some Belgian headframes (?)

Who threw the overalls in Mrs Murphy''s Chowder ??

davetidza
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11 years ago

To me they look like the same headgear under renovation. If you look at the arched base they are the same. It looks to me like the headgear is in the process of being sheathed in concrete and the 'roof' is being rebuilt. Possible the headgear is being altered from a traditional winder to a floor mounted Keope winder and in the process the headgear is being strengthened.

Just an observation!!

AdM Michael
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11 years ago

The concrete headgear looks very much like Siege Colard near Liege, Belgium.

Please compare with page 99 in Fördertürme, Chevalements, Mineheads by Bernd & Hilla Becher.

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kroca
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11 years ago

One thousand yards in how long, one minute that is fast :ohmygod:

Morlock
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11 years ago

I've seen one, possibly two whilst researching the last headframe question.
Probably Google image search but cannot remember the seach string as tried dozens.

AdM Michael
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11 years ago

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One thousand yards in how long, one minute that is fast

That's 15 m/s which would have been possible at the time. Usual speeds were up to 10 m/s for manriding and 15 m/s for winding, but there were some faster winders around as well with up to 20 m/s for winding.