Horse Gin c 1844 or 'Horse Engine' used to raise men and materials up and down the mine shaft

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Horse Gin c 1844 This was the first erected at Langton Colliery in 1844 and later moved to Green Pit at Pinxton to help with the reopening of a pit shaft The horse walked around in a circle to power the equipment to wind men and materials up and down the shaft It was still used at Pinxton as late as 1950 Gin is a corruption of the word engine

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Size: 3413px × 5120px
Location: Nottingham
Photo credit: © Pete Jenkins / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: engine, gin, horse, machine, rope, wheel, wind