Bristol Museums Galleries & Archives look after the 1861 twin cylinder steam winder from Old Mills colliery near Radstock in Somerset uk. We think it's the oldest surviving colliery horizontal winder in captivity ... unless you know otherwise. We'd love to hear.
Andy King
Curator of Industrial & Maritime History
Museum of Bristol Project
former Industrial Museum
Wapping Road
Bristol BS1 4RN
0117 9031569
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