Holman

The Holman Rock Drill Collection comprises many of the rock drills produced by Holmans Bros, Camborne, Corwall, UK spanning a period from their first patented drill in 1881 through to the 1990’s.

It is now owned by Mining and Management Consultancy and is housed at their premises and in the World Heritage Site at King Edward Mine (courtesy the Trevithick Society) and Poldark Mine.

Holman drills were synonymous with mining and won many competitions, and held a number of mining and tunneling world records.

The Collection is an important part of mining and social history.
The Rock Drill collection includes:

·	Rock Drills - Holman’s and others (including an MacDermott and Glover (1860) and Doering (1867)

·	Early Models of Beam Engines etc

·	Photographic Archives (glass slides and prints) of Holman products in use, for training and for demonstration

·	Brochures covering products and spare parts

·	Ledgers and various report books

·	Drawings including cutaways for sales, maintenance and training

·	Ephemera including various patents, diplomas, WW2 war effort

The intention is to preserve, present and fully catalogue the collection for the benefit of the public.

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