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Coal Scuttle
- Material
- METAL / ALLOY - UNKNOWN
- Description
- A large grey galvanlized metal coal shuttle with a wide pouring spout and a metal handle at the back to aid in scooping up coal from the coal bin. A heavy metal handle for carrying is threaded through 2 metal tabs on either side of the shuttle.
- Original Owner
- Art Simpson, donated by his son William Simpson
- Other Names
- coal bin
- coal bucket
- Category
- TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR MATERIALS
- Sub-Category
- OTHER TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- Description
- A large grey galvanlized metal coal shuttle with a wide pouring spout and a metal handle at the back to aid in scooping up coal from the coal bin. A heavy metal handle for carrying is threaded through 2 metal tabs on either side of the shuttle.
- History Of Use
- Coal shuttles were for tranporting coal from a bin to be used in domestic stoves and furnaces.
- Material
- METAL / ALLOY - UNKNOWN
- Accession No.
- 1999.1.5
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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