Revered Items

Exhibition Label Text: Quoit. 20th Century. A popular game in mining communities, which dates back to the Pentathlon of ancient Greece. Each quoit ring weighs between 5 and 14 pounds.(2 and 6 kilogrammes.) They are thrown at a target or ‘mark’ about 20 metres away. A ‘lighterman’ awards points after measuring which quoit is closest …

Quoit Read More »

Exhibition Label Text: Morphine box. c. 1950s. In 1944 the Home Office gave permission for specially trained mines’ First Aiders to administer morphine to injured men. The morphine had to be kept in a special locked box, secured to a wall.. It was given in a syringe already containing the morphine so the first aid …

Box Read More »

description