Coal cutting machine on rails, powered by compressed air produced by a steam engine at the pithead. From 'The Practical Dictionary of Mechanics' by Edward H Knight (New York and London, c1880). Engraving.


Coal cutting machine on rails, powered by compressed air produced by a steam engine at the pithead. From 'The Practical Dictionary of Mechanics' by Edward H Knight (New York and London, c1880). Engraving.


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