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LOT 1886
FAB Hardy's Sheffield Coal Miner's Set
CIRCA 1960S A.D.
10 5/8 - 31 1/2 in. (2.25 kg total, 27-80 cm).
The group comprising: a 1960s FAB Hardy's Sheffield coal miners pickaxe with an ash wood shaft; a 1950s/1960s Patent pulp Thetford helmet fitted with a late 19th/ early 20th century Premier Acetylene brass miners helmet lamp, together with copies of the birth and death certificates of the lamp's former owner. [2]
Provenance
Acquired from Colonial Soldier, UK, and elsewhere.
The Kusmirek Collection, UK.
Accompanied by copies of birth and death certificates for the lamp owner and a listing for the pick.
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