Exhibition Label Text: After the Coal Mines Act of 1911, pipes , matches and other smoking related objects were forbidden in mines where there was a risk of gas explosion. This was due to the danger posed by naked flames and sparks. Mine officials were authorised under the same act to search miners before they went underground. The collective name for these forbidden goods was ‘contraband’. Possession of contraband was a very serious offence, for which a miner could lose his job.
Cream coloured card box with a slide out draw running through it. Cream paper cover with black printing.
7 x 5 x 2.5 cms
Digital image on Keeper’s computer – S:/Keeper/MyPictures/Exhibitions/DisplayNewVisitorCentre. Taken December 2003.