Coal breaker
Mining & Material Handling

Coal breaker

19th–20th centuries

A coal breaker crushes and sorts coal into useful sizes while separating unwanted material. Its machinery and picking arrangements were part of the industrial processing system between the mine and the market.

About this artifact

A coal breaker crushes and sorts coal into useful sizes while separating unwanted material. Its machinery and picking arrangements were part of the industrial processing system between the mine and the market.

Sources & image credits

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Documented image of this machine or its operating principle; see image credits for the original date and subject.

Image: CoalBreaker.JPG
Creator: Original: Unknown authorUnknown author, Scan: user:Parkerdr
License: Public domain

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