Coal specimen
Category
Natural History / Geology
Date
1914
Materials
Coal
Measurements
100 mm (Length)65 mm (W)
Collection
Cragside, Northumberland
NT 1229178
Summary
Lump of coal, label attached 'Hewn in the 'DUKE' pit, Ashington Coal Co, April 20 1914'.
Provenance
Armstrong collection. Transferred by the Treasury to The National Trust in 1977 via the National Land Fund, aided by 3rd Baron Armstrong of Bamburgh and Cragside (1919 - 1987).
Marks and inscriptions
Hewn in the 'DUKE' pit, Ashington Coal Co, April 20 1914 (label attached)