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November, 1933

The Harton Coal Co. Ltd.

Drawings and Photographs accompanying the article

Sample Description
 Central Dry Cleaning Plant at Westoe
 Fig. 1 — Disposition of Collieries and Private Railway lines ; inset, the electrical systems at St. Hilda and at Westoe
 Fig. 2 — Three 5,500 cu. ft. per min. compressors at Boldon Colliery
 Fig. 3 — One of the Hum-mer Screens (type 400) with vibrator at each corner
 Fig. 4 — View of Dry Cleaning Plant, showing elevator and air pipes from dust-proof chamber
 Fig. 5 — Central Dry-Cleaning Plant at Westoe
 Fig. 6 — Raw coal scraper handling 1/8-in. to zero coal under the second Hum-mer screen, with aspirator fans in foreground
 Fig. 7 — View of the Separator Floor, showing the tables and dust ducting
 Fig. 8 — Further view of the separators, showing the motion ends and feed hoppers
 Fig. 9 — Contactor gear for the sequence starting of dry-cleaning plant motors
 Fig. 10 — View of dust-proof chamber showing pneumatically operated doors

Article reproduced from a copy of the magazine held at Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.


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