Cross-section of a metalliferous mine in the Devon and Cornwall area of England, showing the engine house containing the steam engine  which powered
Title

Cross-section of a metalliferous mine in the Devon and Cornwall area of England, showing the engine house containing the steam engine which powered

Caption

Cross-section of a metalliferous mine in the Devon and Cornwall area of England, showing the engine house containing the steam engine which powered the man-engine or moving lift and the raising of ore in buckets in buckets in a separate shaft on the left. From "The Popular Encyclopaedia" (London, 1862). Engraving. Mining. Metal. Power. Energy. Steam.

Date

1862

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Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

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ARP07112_009908P

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