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Industry / Coal

Self rescues

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Date From		Racks of self-rescues at Highhouse colliery, Auchinleck. Self-rescues are designed to be worn when the underground air becomes polluted and dangerous. They contain filters which allow the miner to breathe oxygen while impurities are filtered out.
Date To	May 1983
Theme	Industry
Subtheme 1	Coal
Subtheme 2
Subtheme 3
Place	Highhouse
Parish	Auchinleck
Format	Photo
Resource Type	Black & White Print
Source	Baird Institute
Reference	E118
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Creator	n/k
Commissioned by	n/k
Copyright Holder	©copyright East Ayrshire Libraries

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