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they look too small to put anything in. any idea what they put in here, motts ??
sam girl cheese
Wed 06-27-2007
I'm not sure, most likely parts associated with the lamps they used down in the mines.
Motts
Wed 06-27-2007
Looks a lot like where a miner would place a tag when they checked out a piece of equipment and were going into the mine. That way the company had a set record of who was underground if something happened.
Mike
Wed 06-27-2007
Yeah it looks like the employee I.D. box. You would take your light, radio and down you went. If the box was empty that ment you were on your shift and in the mine.
They the same thing at a mine tour I went on here in Arizona in Bisbee. It was pretty cool
DaveWilly
Thu 06-28-2007
The same system is still in use in the Winsford rock salt mine over here in Cheshire, UK. I had a guided tour it back in 2004. Its also where the Police and govenment hide evidence/secrets in a part of the mine called deep store. Its all a bit x-files.
Rob (Liverpool)
Sat 06-30-2007
DaveWilly I took that same tour at Bisbee while i was living in AZ! Nowadays they probably have computers doing this sort of thing.
Kristiara
Wed 08-15-2007
Sort of like whats' behind the desk clerk in a hotel lobby.

I knew someone who repaired player pianos(yes) and organs(matter of fact,his home was like a museum LOADED with all sorts of player insts.,including a player kazoo!) in his workshop in the basement HE had slots like that where-in he kept the rolls.

I always wanted one of those.
Guitorman
Mon 01-21-2008
I wonder if (and how many) of the workers would be considered underage, or were children? I think usually the younger workers got the worst jobs - at least in the U.S. that's how it used to be before labor laws changed that...
Joe
Tue 08-05-2008

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