Coal Cutter
Museum
National Mining Museum Scotland
Date
1910
Object Number
2002.0299
Title

Anderson Boyes coal cutter used at Auchenbegg Colliery, Lesmahagow

Object Category
Coal Cutter
Object Name
coal extraction equipment
Description

This Anderson Boyes coal cutter was used at Auchenbegg Colliery, Lesmahagow, in Lanarkshire. It was abandoned underground in 1922 when Auchenbegg closed and later unearthed during opencast mining operations. The cutter was restored by Anderson Strathclyde, the successor company to Anderson Boyes, and gifted to the Museum.  

Location
Large object store