FRACTEUR-CLOTH

H1988.255

Piece of black, waterproof cloth which once lined a box of fracteur. Cloth sometimes used for making miner's crib bags in the first half of the 20th century. (Ref. Barry Bracegirdle, ex mines' carpenter.)

Department: 

History Department

Collection

History Collection

Collection Item Data

Accession Number: H1988.255
Accession Date: 28 Apr 1988

Material

Cloth/Textile

Waterproof cloth.

Measurement

length650mm
width550mm

 


 

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