It's interesting how easily we can use anachronistic phrases and words
which weren't in use at the time being referred to. Here at Killhope we
are as guilty as Rick. We use the term "Brunton buddles" in our
interpretation on site, where we have rebuilt a pair of Brunton frames,
and until this discussion thread I've never thought about the words. But,
sure enough, Brunton doesn't mention the word "buddle" in his patent, and,
like Rick, I can't find any nineteenth century texts which talk of
"Brunton buddles". Mea culpa too! Is this a term first used by Arthur
Raistrick? And what other terms are we using inappropriately?
Ian
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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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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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