Man engine
Vertical transport system used in mines / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For "Man Engine", the giant mechanical puppet representing a Cornish miner, see Will Coleman (storyteller).
A man engine is a mechanism of reciprocating ladders and stationary platforms installed in mines to assist the miners' journeys to and from the working levels. It was invented in Germany in the 19th century and was a prominent feature of tin and copper mines in Cornwall until the beginning of the twentieth century.
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