COLECCIÓN DE MATERIALES USADOS O REALIZADOS EN LA REAL CÁRCEL DE FORZADOS
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COLLECTION OF MATERIALS USED OR MADE IN THE ROYAL PRISON FOR FORCED LABOURERS
ID number
001.353.Almadén
Manager / Administrator
001.001.002.007
Ownership
Public
Institution
School of Mining and Industrial Engineering at Almadén
Local / Original ID Number
001.001.002.007
Type of Object
Knowledge, social care, Daily life
Description
Short description
This set consists of:
- A set of weights.
- Suspension hooks for the shaft.
- Reproduction of safe conducts for prisoners.
- Reproduction on paper of photographs of political prisoners in the period after the Spanish Civil War.
- Betty Boo doll made by a political prisoner in 1939.
- Book about forced labourers with the title: The Punishment of the Mine. Author: Julián López Prior
Measures
These are kept in a showcase that is: 2m high, 1.5m long and 0.60m wide
Materials
Aluminium, glass, wood, iron, paper, leather.
Dating
First half of the 20th century
Author / Producer
No data
Illustrations
Original use
As this is a collection of very diverse materials, its use has also been varied, ranging from use in weighing products, as is the case with the set of weights, to personal documents of prisoners.
Present use
Museum items
Original location
Not determined for some items; Royal Prison for Forced Labourers for others
Present location
Historical Mining Complex of EIMIA
STATE OF CONSERVATION
History of conservation:
The materials came to EIMIA in a good state of preservation
Present state
good
Necessary activities:
Regular inspection and maintenance.
DOCUMENTATION
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