Coal sample which ignited spontaneously, Woolwich Gasworks, 1873

Made:: before 1873

Sample from a mass of coal which ignited spontaneously in the

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Sample from a mass of coal which ignited spontaneously in the Woolwich Gasworks in 1873, presented by C. Iceby

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Category:: Metallurgy

Object Number:: 1889-164/199

type:: specimen

credit:: John Percy Collection

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Coal sample which ignited spontaneously, Woolwich Gasworks, 1873

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