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Samson Pit
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The Samson Pit or Samson Mine is an historic silver mine in Sankt Andreasberg in the Upper Harz region of central Germany.
Miner exiting the Samson Pit using the man engine
Miner exiting the Samson Pit using the man engine
View of the inclined shaft tower in the Samson shaft at the level of the Grüner Hirsch Gallery
View of the inclined shaft tower in the Samson shaft at the level of the Grüner Hirsch Gallery
Pyrargyrite from the Samson mine
Pyrargyrite from the Samson mine
Man engine
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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.
Two-rod example at the Upper Harz Mine Museum, Germany
Two-rod example at the Upper Harz Mine Museum, Germany
Person on the 1837 man engine at the Samson Pit in Lower Saxony, Germany
Person on the 1837 man engine at the Samson Pit in Lower Saxony, Germany
Bottom of the man engine at the Dolcoath Mine, Cornwall
Bottom of the man engine at the Dolcoath Mine, Cornwall
Twin-rod engine installed at the Kongens Gruve, Kongsberg, Norway
Twin-rod engine installed at the Kongens Gruve, Kongsberg, Norway