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Coal Whippers
This watercolour depicts a number of coal whippers on board a collier. The whippers brought the coal up from below deck using a pulley system. The coal was then swung onto the quay or into a lighter. Coal was brought to London by colliers from the north of England.
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Object Details
| ID: | PAF1185 |
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| Collection: | Fine art |
| Type: | Drawing |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wyllie, William Lionel |
| Vessels: | Dunelm 1877 |
| Date made: | 1887 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
| Measurements: | 309 mm x 468 mm |
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