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1940s Mining Life

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Go to the page that contains this image: Living history interpreter as Mrs Lockwood in the miner's kitchen 
Living history interpreter as Mrs Lockwood in t...
 Go to the page that contains this image: Kitchen sink in the gallery at the Museum 
Kitchen sink in the gallery at the Museum
 Go to the page that contains this image: World War II ration book 
World War II ration book
 Go to the page that contains this image: World War II clothing ration book 
World War II clothing ration book
 Go to the page that contains this image: Kitchen range, a coal-fired fireplace which included an oven and a hob 
Kitchen range, a coal-fired fireplace which inc...
Go to the page that contains this image: Meat mincer 
Meat mincer
 Go to the page that contains this image: Traditional wooden rolling pin 
Traditional wooden rolling pin
 Go to the page that contains this image: Loaf tin, used for baking bread 
Loaf tin, used for baking bread
 Go to the page that contains this image: Tin bath 
Tin bath
 Go to the page that contains this image: Caphouse colliery pithead baths, built in 1938. 
Caphouse colliery pithead baths, built in 1938.
Go to the page that contains this image: Coal hearth shovel 
Coal hearth shovel
 Go to the page that contains this image: Outside lavatory with high-level cistern, on display at the Museum 
Outside lavatory with high-level cistern, on di...
 Go to the page that contains this image: Wireless (radio) 
Wireless (radio)
 Go to the page that contains this image: Making a rag rug at the Museum 
Making a rag rug at the Museum
 Go to the page that contains this image: Darning mushroom, mostly used for darning socks 
Darning mushroom, mostly used for darning socks
Go to the page that contains this image: Carpet beater 
Carpet beater
 Go to the page that contains this image: Clothes pegs, of a type usually made by travelling people 
Clothes pegs, of a type usually made by travell...
 Go to the page that contains this image: Donkey stone, used for cleaning outside steps and pavements 
Donkey stone, used for cleaning outside steps a...
 Go to the page that contains this image: Carbolic soap, which was cut into pieces to use 
Carbolic soap, which was cut into pieces to use
 Go to the page that contains this image: Living history interpreter as Fred at the pit head baths, in his cloth cap. 
Living history interpreter as Fred at the pit h...
Go to the page that contains this image: Snap tin, used to carry a miner's lunch underground 
Snap tin, used to carry a miner's lunch und...
     
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