Hampton Coal Breaker

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Stock #:453312
Type: Postcard
Era: Undivided Back
City: Scranton
State: Pennsylvania (PA)
County: Lackawanna
Publisher: Raphael Tuck & Sons
Postmark: 1908 Aug-12
Postmark City: Scranton
Postmark State: PA
Stamp: 1c
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)

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Hampton Coal Breaker, Formerly the coal was carried out of the mines in small cars hauled by mules. Now the power is furnished by electric motors; when the coal reaches the surface, it is passed through a breaker, which reduces it into various sizes--from the largest lumps to what is known as "rice". There are 30 anthracite coal mines and 58 mining companies within the city limits.

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