Pair of 'horses', used for ski Pair of 'horses'

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Pair of 'horses', used for ski
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Pair of 'horses'
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Pair of 'horses', used for skidding down inclined rails

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Category:
Coal Mining
Collection:
Lancashire Coal Mining Collection
Object Number:
Y2002.19.138
Materials:
wood, metal and A pair of man-riding horses. These were held in either hand when skidding down inclined rails. They comprise a metal strip bent slightly mounted in a wooden block.
Measurements:
30 mm x 73 mm x 156 mm,
type:
runner
credit:
Gift of Salford Museum and Art Gallery