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Arthur Langerfeld’s automatic coal separator | 1913

Posted on August 6, 2024May 2, 2025 by Jake Wynn

A German immigrant, mineworker, and inventor unveiled a mechanized coal separator in 1913.

Posted in Anthracite miningTagged 1913, anthracite, Anthracite mining, Breaker Boy, Coal, Coal Breaker, Coal Mining, Coal Region, Dunmore, Germany, Immigrant, Inventions, Lackawanna County, Northeastern Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Scranton, World War I1 Comment

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