Lohberg colliery !


Here are some more ancient photos of Lohberg colliery.

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The remarkable tower of Lohberg colliery. An ancient steam ship on the Rhine. Sinking tower at Lohberg 2 shaft. Now the tower is ready, yet.
       
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The mounting of a pit cage, photo 1. The mounting of a pit cage, photo 2. The mounting of a pit cage, photo 3. The mounting of a pit cage, photo 4.
       
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The mounting of a pit cage, photo 5. The mounting of a pit cage, photo 6. The mounting of a pit cage, photo 7. The pit bank at Lohberg 2 shaft.
       
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And now from another point of view. The thick hoisting rope. A shaft tower is built. View from the side with a large crane.
       
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Total view with colliery's gate and tower. The tower is nearly completed. Working high above the ground. View from the tower.
       
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Preparations for the sinking of shaft 3. The shaft's future area. The sinking begins. A worker climbs up the wooden bars.
       
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The shaft's walls are made of bricks. A sinking tower is built.

And it grows very fast.

The sinking tower at Lohberg 3 shaft.

       
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The first tub with rocks comes up. Then it is moved away from the shaft. A tub on it's way through the shaft. A strange, flat building.
       

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