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The pit bell
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Recordist's notes
At the bottom of the pit, there's a small bell. This bell was used by miners, as it permited to send signals to the surface. Signals could say : one hang you descent, three hangs you climb, many hangs you stop everything. The coding changes in every mine. We temporarly resurrect this very old and rusty bell !
About the place
Esch-sur-Alzette is a town of about 36,625 people in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg. OttoAnna lists 93 field recordings from here.
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Sources & credits
- “Audun-le-Tiche, France - The pit bell” by Vincent Duseigne – CC BY 3.0 · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0