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Journal of the Buck Mountain and Vulcan collieries near Mahanoy City, 1897

Posted on October 10, 2020October 9, 2020 by Jake Wynn

This journal documents a year of work at two anthracite collieries in Schuylkill County.

Posted in Anthracite mining, Primary SourceTagged 1897, anthracite, Anthracite mining, Buck Mountain Colliery, Coal, Coal Mining, Coal Region, Colliery, Journal, Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania, Primary Source, Schuylkill County, Smithsonian, Vulcan CollieryLeave a comment

Oil-wick miner’s lamp – Patent model from 1879 at the Smithsonian

Posted on February 29, 2020February 29, 2020 by Jake Wynn

In 1879, John H. Gable of Shamokin, PA patented this oil-wick miner's cap lamp.

Posted in Anthracite mining, Coal RegionTagged 1879, Coal Region, Inventor, Northumberland County, Patent, Pennsylvania, Shamokin, Smithsonian, TechnologyLeave a comment

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