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Old 10-12-2017, 07:27 PM
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Default Gillott & Copley coal cutter

Here's some weird and wonderful cutters

Gillott & Copley coal cutter

This thing worked off compressed air, two cylinders which can be seen in the picture. Machine frame was 5.5 ft by 2.5 ft.with a 3 or 4 ft diameter disc, the thing only did 5 or 6 rpm. This was quite a successful machine in use for many years, pre 1920.


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