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Trailing brake

Trailing brake, or Billy, c.19 Trailing brake, or Billy, c.1920 Photographed in Store 1.
Trailing brake, or Billy, c.19 Trailing brake, or Billy, c.1920 Photographed in Store 1.

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Trailing brake, or Billy, c.19
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Trailing brake, or Billy, c.1920 Photographed in Store 1.
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Trailing brake, or Billy, c.1920

Details

Category:
Coal Mining
Collection:
Lancashire Coal Mining Collection
Object Number:
Y2002.19.191.1
Materials:
iron and Iron trailing brake, or 'Billy', used in coal mining haulage. C.1920
Measurements:
Overall: 120 mm x 170 mm x 733 mm, 35 mm,
type:
brake
credit:
Gift of Salford Museum and Art Gallery

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