Title
Fontaine's safety cage for mine shafts
Caption
Fontaine's safety cage for mine shafts. If the rope or chain suspending the cage broke a spring was released and levers were thrust into the guide rods, so stopping the cage from plunging to the bottom of the shaft. From "Underground Life; or, Mines and Miners" by Louis Simonin (London, 1869). Wood engraving.
Date
1869
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP07112_009767P
License type
Rights managed
Available size
21,1Mb (1,6Mb) / 6,9in x 11,8in / 2083 x 3543 (300dpi)