Name 1
LEATHER BAG
Name 2
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ID number
002.322.Idrija
Manager / Administrator
Idrija Mercury Heritage Management Center, Bazoviška 2, SI-5280 Idrija
Ownership
Public
Owner
Republic of Slovenia
Local / Original ID Number
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Type of Object
Mine
Description
Short description
The square bag is made of hard leather. The bag cover is sewn on at the back. It is closed with smaller straps on the cover and with metal clamps on the front of the bag. It is equipped with a long strap, attached on the side of the bag, which serves for carrying the bag.
Measures
Length 38 cm, width 22 cm, height 25 cm.
Materials
Wood, steel, glass.
Dating
Second half of the 20th century.
Author / Producer
Manufacturer information is not known.
Picture attachments
Original use
The leather bag was used by one of the employees of the Geodetic Services of the Idrija Mercury Mine. It served for storing and transporting the devices for measuring the terrain. The hard leather protected the devices inside the bag against shocks and accidental damage. The mine surveyors enabled systematic construction of a complex underground system by directing and controlling the directions of the tunnels, by controlling the heights and by producing mine surveying maps. The measurements were a base for producing mine surveying maps in different scales, which were necessary for the construction of mine parts (tunnels, break-throughs, shafts, etc.). Geodetic measurements are also very important for establishing movements and deformations of the surface on the affected mining area.
Present use
The bag is being preserved, secured and presented as an important monument of Idrija technical mining heritage with exceptional universal values. It is a part of the CUDHg mining collection. Visitors can view it within the permanent museum display Anthony's Main Road, namely on the level I/20 of the Kropáč mining field. It is a part of the presentation that represents the entire story of mining in the Idrija Mercury Mine.
Original location
Geodetic Services of the Idrija Mercury Mine.
Present location
Anthony's Main Road (level I/20 of the Kropáč mining field), Kosovelova 3, SI-5280 Idrija.
STATE OF CONSERVATION
History of conservation:
The object is well preserved. It was cleaned for the purpose of the permanent museum display. Additional interventions are not necessary. Security of the premises is ensured.
Present state
good
Necessary activities:
Regular seasonal maintenance.
DOCUMENTATION
Addresses / collections / links etc. where further in-depth information is accessible:
- CUDHg Inventory Book.
Submitted
Mestni muzej Idrija
Submitted by
Miha Kosmač
Date Submitted
13. 3. 2018
Date Edited
Never