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
View of the inclined shaft tower in the Samson shaft at the level of the Grüner Hirsch Gallery
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 c
Samson Pit
…Mine (German: Grube Samson) is an historic silver mine in Sankt Andreasberg in the Upper Harz region of central Germany. The pit has one of the oldest man engines in the world still working and it can be seen in operation during guided tours. The man engine, installed in the Samson Pit in 1837, used to be driven…
Two-rod example at the Upper Harz Mine Museum, Germany
Bottom of the man engine at the Dolcoath Mine, Cornwall
Twin-rod engine installed at the Kongens Gruve, Kongsberg, Norway