Miner’s Knife, Airdrie, 1900s

This knife belonged to Thomas Gray Thomson, manager of Whiterigg Colliery near Airdrie. He was involved in the rescue operation following the deadly flooding at nearby Stanrigg Colliery in 1918, which killed 19 men. 11 of them are still buried there.

Museum reference:
NLC-1998-1019
Associated with:
1918 · Whiterigg Colliery · Thomson, Thomas Gray
9.7.1918 · Stanrigg Colliery · Stanrigg Disaster,
Dimensions:
height: 125 mm
width: 37 mm

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