Yesterdays Car Boot Haul! Odd items

Michael, just checked out your very kindly supplied link, all is now clear! Many thanks.

Martin

The smallman clip was used to fasten a small rail truck on to a haulage rope which ran between the tracks .A larger version was used on the 2foot gauge tracks in coal mines.

Lucky guys !! Nothing like that around here nothing except clapped out hedge cutters ,lawnmowers ,chainsaws and boxes of rusty bolts/nuts.

The telescope is fixed to the far left end opposite that balance weight.

I think No1 is a salesman's model of a safety coupling for use on coal tubs down mines, rather than a full sized item.

See This Link.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/objects/4gKYyof5RWyqR7zgBLmv9w

I started a quick search based on the idea that part of it looked similar to a wire rope clamp used for tensioning old telephone aerial cables or dropwires, and bingo.

Even though it pre-dates WW1, it didn't stop my Dad getting a crushed finger between two tubs when he was down the mines in WW2

Bill

p.s. looks like I've been pipped at the post. I was replying to an earlier end of the thread and only found the later replies when I replied myself. 

Edited By peak4 on 23/06/2019 23:35:00

The 'Smallman' branded article is a wire rope clip for attaching a skip to an endless rope haulage system. Refer to the article on the website below:

https://outoftheblueartifacts.com/endless-haulage-rope-clip

Sorry, I too was replying to the OP but did not notice the subsequent replies which also answered the question! At least we all came up with the same answers .

Wow! Loads of help, many thanks to all.

Cheers Martin