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Unique vintage lot of Pennsylvania anthracite coal mining related books, manuals, advertising, and company ephemera. This collection would make an excellent addition to a coal mining, Pennsylvania history, industrial archaeology, or vintage paper collection.The lot includes a variety of material relating to anthracite mining, mine safety, mining laws, blasting practices, heating, and the Anthracite coal region.Included in the Lot:
Anthracite Mining Laws of Pennsylvania – 1944
Compiled by the Pennsylvania Department of Mines, Harrisburg, PA.Anthracite Mining Laws of Pennsylvania – 1954
Including amendments of the 1953 legislative session; compiled by the Department of Mines.First Aid – A Bureau of Mines Instruction Manual
Vintage mining first-aid/safety instruction manual.How to Get More Heat for Less Money
Vintage heating-related advertising/instructional booklet with information on coal, furnaces, heating practices, and fuel efficiency.Self-Contained Oxygen Breathing Apparatus – A Handbook for Miners
United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines publication concerning mine rescue and breathing apparatus.The Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company – Operating Standards
Vintage Pottsville, Pennsylvania document covering the use of firing lines and safety breaks in blasting, dated May 8, 1943. Features the Philadelphia & Reading Coal and Iron Company \"Safety Always\" insignia.Vintage Reading Anthracite Post Cards
Includes the pictured red Pennsylvania, pieces featuring the Reading logo and mining imagery.Buried Sunshine
Vintage coal-related illustrated publication with a striking mining-themed cover.The material provides a glimpse into everything from Pennsylvania mining regulations and worker safety to mine blasting procedures, mine rescue equipment, coal heating, and historical coal-company advertising.Vintage/used condition. Condition varies from piece to piece, with age related wear, handling marks, discoloration, edge wear, and other imperfections expected. Please examine all photographs carefully, as the photographs are considered part of the description and show the exact items included in the lot.
