Man engine

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A man engine is a mechanism of reciprocating ladders and stationary platforms installed in mines to assist the miners´ journeys to and from the working levels. It was invented in Germany in the 19th century and was a prominent feature of tin and copper mines in Cornwall until the beginning of the twentieth century.
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  • Zeichnung einer einthürmigen Fahrkunst für das 81. Lichtloch bei Kl. Mansfeld (12 Hub, 5 Hübe p. min, 34 Trittbühnen).

    Zeichnung einer einthürmigen Fahrkunst für das 81. Lichtloch bei Kl. Mansfeld (12 Hub, 5 Hübe p. min, 34 Trittbühnen).

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    Image: Mansfeld-Museum im Humboldt-Schloss - CC BY-NC-SA

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