Coal-mining pricker
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Summary
: J3422
: Industrial and Maritime History
: mining hand tool
: Explosives 'pricker' used in the Bedminster collieries and designed to insert a fuse into an explosive charge before blasting coal loose from a seam. It is made of copper to avoid causing sparks.
Current Location
On Display at M Shed, Bristol Places Gallery
: Bristol, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) / England, Northern Europe, Europe
: collieries