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A salt sample box with containers, used at the Malagash Salt Mine1920
Malagash, Nova Scotia, Canada
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This case was used to carry salt samples which were collected from the Malagash Salt Mine in these small bottles.3
Helmet1930
Malagash, Nova Scotia, Canada
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One of the styles of miners helmet worn at the Malagash Salt Mine, with the attachment visible on the front for the miners lamp.5
One of the miners lamps that was used in the Malagash Salt Mine1920
Malagash, Nova Scotia, Canada
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A carbide miners lamp used in the Malagash Salt Mine.7
One of the lamps used by the miners in the Malagash Salt Mine1920
Malagash, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Another style of lamp used in the Malagash Salt Mine.9
A pair of work boots that belonged to one of the Malagash miners1920
Malagash, Nova Scotia, Canada
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A pair of old workboots worn by one of the miners who worked in the Malagash Salt Mine.11
One of a pair of toe clips used on the miner's workboots1940
Malagash, Nova Scotia, Canada
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One of a pair of toe clips that were put on the miners work boots.13
Needles used to sew the jute bags in the Malagash Salt Mine1920
Malagash, Nova Scotia, Canada
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These needles would have been used to sew the tops of the jute bags that carried the salt. There was usually a competition among the sewers to see who was the fastest, and it is said that one miner, John Drummond could sew one bag in under 35 seconds! |
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