I've been back through the references I used for the DGC ore dressing book
and have found refernces to Brunton's machine, Brunton's belt, Brunton's
cloth, Brunton's frames and slime frames. I found no reference to Brunton's
buddle; a rather slack piece of work on my part - mea culpa. I can only
assume that I used the term Brunton's Buddle for this piece of equipment as
it is fairly common currency.
I will amend this in the next batch of "DGC ore's" that I get printed up.
Rick Stewart
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From: "Alasdair Neill" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2005 9:28 AM
Subject: BUDDLES & BRUNTON FRAMES
> The ore dressing device widely used in the 19th C patented by Brunton has
> recently been described in several publications as a buddle. These include
> Rick Stewart's book on ore dressing at Devon Great Consols, and reports in
> the Northern Mines Research Society newsletter regarding excavations at
> Killhope Mine (1980's).
>
> Is it correct to call this device a buddle, and is it described as such in
> any original source? The original adverts for it (eg Mining Journal 1847)
> describe it just as a frame.
>
> My idea of a buddle is a device where concentration occurs over a fixed
> bed, circular or rectangular. The Brunton used concentration over a moving
> belt, somewhat similar to the later Frue Vanner but with no lateral shake
> so it presumably could not be described as either a vanner or a buddle.
>
> I am assuming, perhaps wrongly, that there was just concentration one
> device invented by Brunton in widespread use.
>
> Any comments?
>
> Alasdair Neill
>
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