Yesterdays Car Boot Haul! Odd items

[peak4Participant @peak4]

I think No1 is a salesman's model of a safety coupling for use on coal tubs down mines, rather than a full sized item.

See This Link.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/objects/4gKYyof5RWyqR7zgBLmv9w

I started a quick search based on the idea that part of it looked similar to a wire rope clamp used for tensioning old telephone aerial cables or dropwires, and bingo.

Even though it pre-dates WW1, it didn't stop my Dad getting a crushed finger between two tubs when he was down the mines in WW2

Bill

p.s. looks like I've been pipped at the post. I was replying to an earlier end of the thread and only found the later replies when I replied myself. 

 

Edited By peak4 on 23/06/2019 23:35:00

[Perko7Participant @perko7]

The 'Smallman' branded article is a wire rope clip for attaching a skip to an endless rope haulage system. Refer to the article on the website below:

Endless Haulage Rope Clip

[Perko7Participant @perko7]

Sorry, I too was replying to the OP but did not notice the subsequent replies which also answered the question! At least we all came up with the same answers .

[Martin King 2Participant @martinking2]

Wow! Loads of help, many thanks to all.

Cheers Martin

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