The Roanhead Rock Drill
Unknown
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paper, Pitch pine
Measurements
585 x 775 mm
Order this imageCollection
Dalton Castle, Cumbria
NT 418340
Summary
Print, engraving, The Roanhead Rock Drill by unknown engraver. Engraving of an engineer's drawing of a rock drill invented by Messrs Kennedy and Eastwood. (Kennedy was a lessee of mines in the Dalton area). Inscribed - 'Sole makers - Salmon Barnes and Co., Canal Head Foundry and Engineering Works, Ulverston. Branch Works, Millom, Cumberland.' Mould, staining. Acidic card mount and paper backing. Pitch pine frame with crossed corners (Oxford frame). 58.5 x 77.5cm; 23 x 30½in. Given by a Dalton miner, now dead.
Marks and inscriptions
Sole makers - Salmon Barnes and Co./Canal Head Foundry and Engineering Works/Ulverston/ Branch Works/Millom/Cumberland.
Makers and roles
Unknown, engraver (printmaker)