growler
Bell Island Miner's Museum
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| Nom de l'objet : | growler |
| Classification de l'objet : | man-made artefact |
| Catégorie de l'objet : | tools & equipment for materials |
| Sous-catégorie de l'objet : | mining and mineral harvesting tools and equipment |
| Discipline : | industrial history local history, material culture |
| Matériaux : | iron |
| Technique de fabrication : | cast |
| Numéro d'accession : | Noaccession20 |
| Province d'origine : | Pre-Confederation Newfoundland Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Pays d'origine : | Canada Dominion of Newfoundland |
| Continent d'origine : | North America |
| Province d'utilisation : | Pre-Confederation Newfoundland Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Pays d'utilisation : | Canada Dominion of Newfoundland |
| Culture : | Pre-Confederation Newfoundland |
| Contexte culturel : | mining |
| Date de début de production : | early 1900's ? |
| Date de fin de production : | 1966 |
| Période : | early ? to mid 20th century |
| Description : | The growler is a long piece of iron that was given it's name for the sound it would make when it was dragged over the railway ties by the last car in the mine. This growler was originally painted black, and while some black painted can still be seen on it, most of it is now covered in rust. The top of the growler has a loop on it, which used to be hooked onto the last car to go up out of the mine, while the bottom of the growler had been narrowed so that it would slip under the railway ties and stop the cars, should they suddenly start to roll back down into the mine. |
| Commentaires : | This item was found in The # 2 Mine and is a good example of the old saying "Necessity is the mother of invention." Ore was extracted from the mine in metal ore cars that were gripped to a cable and pulled up the main slope. Several cars made up the trip in its journey to the surface and on occasion, the cable broke allowing the "trip of loaded cars" to go racing back the main slope to the peril of anyone in its way. There were many fatalities caused by runaway cars. A partial solution was to drag a pointed bar behind the last car so that it would dig in and derail the "trip" in case the cable broke. Due to the unique noise it made as it was dragged along, it came to be known as a growler. |
| Fonctions : | This growler was used in the Bell Island mines after accidents killed some of the miners. It was used as a braking system for the mine cars to prevent runaway cars. |
| Hauteur : | 77.4 |
| Largeur : | 10.7 |
| Unité de mesure linéaire : | cm |
| Nombre d'objets : | 1 |
| Nombre de parties composantes : | 1 |
| Sujet ou image : | tools and equipment mining equipment safety equipment mine car braking system |
| Établissement : |
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| Ville de l'établissement : | Wabana |
| Province de l'établissement : | Newfoundland & Labrador |
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