Hazleton coal

[EndlesDreamer]

Found this interesting piece of coal while out diggin in the creek banks. Pic might not be too clear....on the top its written Hazelton, and the picture Im assuming is the coal mine. Hazleton Coal Co. est. 1836. Any ideas??

 

[rlo]

no idea, how odd! in the creek bank? by a house? what a cool find!

 

[rlo]

bump hey guys any ideas? was it a dump by a house? if so, find out who owned it, if it was a mine owner then maybe a paper weight if a miner maybe a gift to someone. can't imagine. are you gonna keep it?

 

[EndlesDreamer]

I did find it in the creek bank. No coal mined in this area. This is the info I found out about it. Anthracite coal was mined from Hazelton Coal Co.(PA) and shipped to Lackawanna-Bethlehem Steel ( here in NY) The coal was used in the furnace for steelmaking. First thought was a stamp, but the words would be backwards, now Im guessing a paper weight. Yes, its a keeper!

 

[buzzkutt033]

hi dreamer,

i live a 20 minute drive from Hazelton. the photo is a bit blurry, but the picture appears to be a coal breaker. a coal breaker was a system which " broke " the coal and then sized the broken coal using gravity to feed the chunks of coal over smaller and smaller " screens " as it traveled downhill thru chutes. dirty nasty businees back in the day, and only a bit better now.

coal used by the steel industry in the blast furnaces.

Jim

 

[EndlesDreamer]

Hi Jim, thanks for the info.and the reply. Sorry about the pic, hard to really get the detail of this even in person. Once I wet it down was easier to see more details. Is the mine still operating?

Thanks again
Lisa

 

[idigjars]

Hi Lisa, nice piece of history you have there. Congrats on your find. Paul

 

[buzzkutt033]

can't say if the Hazelton Mine Co. is still in operation, but coal still a very big industry in this area. i'm wondering if you don't have a piece of " folk art " there. that perhaps it was handmade by a miner. so unusual. never seen anything like that............how about a try at a better pic???

that thing is way kewl!!!

Jim

 

[EndlesDreamer]

Jim, Paul, rlo, thanks for the interest in my hunk of coal. Jim didnt think about it being "folk art", Im sure it had a story to tell. Here's another pic for you.

 

[EndlesDreamer]

Pic 2, back